 It is believed "Wits laberynth" was the inspiration for the same trick in Nicholas Hunt's "Newe Recreations", published in London in 1631.Modern variations of the original "labyrinth" concept using gimmicked books are widespread, although they vary greatly in nature.The first modern example is widely suggested to have been introduced by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser sometime between 1865 and 1875, generally known simply as "The Word".