No. 22, pp. 6 & 57. 18 men on a side of a castle, total = 48, 56, 40

No. 22, pp. 6 & 57. 18 men on a side of a castle, total = 48, 56, 40.

No. 29, pp. 7 & 58. Blind abbess and nuns, 9 on a side, total ranging from 20 to 32.

No. 32, pp. 8 & 59. Wine merchant and casks, 9 on a side, total of 32, diminished to 20.

No. 36, pp. 9 & 59-60. Blind abbess and nuns, equal numbers on each side, then with four extras, then with four gone away. Solution starts with 24.

John Badcock. Domestic Amusements, or Philosophical Recreations. Op. cit. in 6.BH. [1823]. Pp. 156-157, no. 194: Dishonest contrivance. 32 sheep, with 12 on a side, reduced to 28.

Rational Recreations. 1824. Exer. 18, pp. 94-95: The convent. 24 increased to 28 then reduced to 20.

Manuel des Sorciers. 1825. Pp. 75-78, art. 38. ??NX Blind abbess. Gets totals of 32, 28, 24, 20.

Endless Amusement II. 1826?