(Library ebook) The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief
| #1333831 in Books | 2015-07-07 | 2015-07-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.02 x.52 x5.34l,1.00 | File Name: 1592409385 | 208 pages
||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Not for everyone|By Granville I. Stark|This isn't what I expected. It is more about the history of cross word puzzles and other games.|1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By bill in NH|Being a crossword fan - lover the history.|1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.||“Alan Connor's Crossword Century is a fun and fascinating tale of language, commerce, culture and play. Before reading this book, I didn't have a clue about the crossword's checkered past. Now I can see its extraordinary future, too.”|| —
A journalist and word aficionado salutes the 100-year history and pleasures of crossword puzzles
Since its debut in The New York World on December 21, 1913, the crossword puzzle has enjoyed a rich and surprisingly lively existence. Alan Connor, a comic writer known for his exploration of all things crossword in The Guardian, covers every twist and turn: from the 1920s, when crosswords were considered a menace to productive soc...
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