Clever Cryptograms

By Louise B. Moll and Jim Sharpe

"An imaginative collection of 300 simple substitution ciphers with word divisions, based on the sayings of 30 of the world's greatest thinkers, writers and philosophers. In addition to challenging your brain, these cryptograms will provide food for thought with meaningful messages from Einstein, Shaw, Whitman, Disraeli, Gandhi, Santayana and 24 others. Each one is also depicted in an original full-page drawing. Brief tips for solving cryptograms are provided for neophytes, and answers are in the back of the book, if needed."-- Cryptologia .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806907568
• ISBN13: 9780806907567
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Clever Cryptograms

I just began doing cryptograms again - after about a year-long hiatus - and I have to say that I had forgotten just how fun & frustrating decoding cryptograms could be! "Clever Cryptograms" is filled with puzzles that, when solved, provide the reader with a quote that is either inspirational & /or thought provoking - food for both the mind & spirit. Each "chapter" focuses on the quotes of one specific person, including: St. Thomas Aquinas, Pearl Buck, Rene Descartes, Albert Einstein, and many, many, more. The only reason I gave this book 4 starts instead of 5 is because there are no hints - so, if you get stuck, you have to go the full solution and, at least for me, my eyes wind up wandering and I tend to see a lot more of the solution than I wanted... Overall, I think this is a fun cryptogram book, filled with much food for thought. So, if you can live without the hints, I'd recommend that you give it a try.

Amuse yourself by deciphering meaningful coded quotes.

This inexpensive, sturdy, entertaining book contains 300 pleasurable, insightful and enlightening, even witty, quotes drawn from 30 of the world's most renowned thinkers, sages and philosophers, forming an eclectic collection that includes Epictetus, Cicero, Descartes, Wilde, Jung, Whitman and Einstein, among others. The quotes are encoded in substitution cipher of varying difficulty, and are guaranteed to keep you busy for hours as you find yourself using your intuition, your knowledge of spelling and syntax, and even your familiarity with each quoted personality to figure them out. The book also contains an introduction with general hints for solving cryptograms and, of course, the solutions for each puzzle are presented at the back of the book, along with an index of authors and topics for those searching for quotes from one or another individual or subject in particular. If you love cryptograms, buy this book. --Reviewed by Maritza Volmar

Hours of Fun!!!

I recommend this book to anyone who loves good word fun. This is by far the most enjoyable book of cryptograms to be found on the market, and is very similar in the puzzle style found in Sean-Alonzo's underground hit Cryptogrammaton.

Great Cryptos from Great Minds

In this book, Louise Moll has collected 10 quotes each from some of the best minds ever and encrypted them. Accompanied by Jim Sharpe's excellent illustrations of each person before their quotes. People included are: St. Thomas Aquinas, Einstein, Epicurus, Gandhi & Oscar Wilde to name a few. There are 30 in all. The quotes range from sentimental to hilarious. Hours of enjoyment to be had by all who love good cryptograms.