“The dilemma my friends suppose me to be in,” writes the author Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “has, for its two horns, the endurance of a sleepless night, and the adoption of some recipe for inducing sleep.”
In this delightful book—the perfect gift for all insomniacs—are collected a splendid variety of entertainments devised to help pass “the wakeful hours.” Ranging from puzzles, rhymes and limericks to simple number problems and calming calculations; from composing rhymes and planning dreams to preparing nightcaps, here is a feast of intriguing activities guaranteed to keep you entertained as you search for the elusive rabbit-hole of a good night’s sleep.