John Petch Petch Hewby: 2 books
The Decline and Fall of Whist
An Old Fashioned View of New Fangled Play
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017
An Old Fashioned View of New Fangled Play: As it has been taken for granted, because no abhorrence of the recent proceedings of the New Academy has been openly expressed, such feeling is non-existent, this opuscule has been written in the confident belief that it expresses the opinions of a majority of civilized Whist-players. London, Christmas, 1884.
Whist or Bumblepuppy
Thirteen Lectures Addressed to Children
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
"We have been rather lengthy in our remarks on this book, as it is the best attempt we have ever seen to shame very bad players into trying to improve, and also because it abounds with most sensible maxims, dressed up in a very amusing and palatable form."—The Field. "'Whist; or Bumblepuppy?' is...