Project Gutenberg 2016-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 66 Cavendish 1831 1899 Jones, Henry 28010148 The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, and its practice illustrated on an original system by means of hands played completely through. 18th edition Cavendish on Whist Produced by Richard Tonsing, Colin Bell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained" by Cavendish is a comprehensive treatise on the card game Whist, written in the late 19th century. This work aims to address common deficiencies in existing texts about Whist by providing not just the rules, but also valuable principles behind the gameplay, including strategic illustrations through complete hands. It serves both novices and seasoned players seeking to improve their understanding of the game. The opening of the book features an illustrated frontispiece and dedicates itself to the historical context of Whist, followed by a preface explaining the author's intentions. The author notes that existing materials often present principles as arbitrary conventions without adequate justification, which this work seeks to remedy. The preface encourages readers to familiarize themselves with the fundamental rules of play before delving into the principles outlined in the book, effectively setting the stage for a detailed exploration of Whist’s mechanics and strategic concepts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Whist GV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring 665526 663588 2024-09-21T10:36:10.932537 2023-09-22T07:48:38.781335 text/html text/html 637896 2016-01-25T10:08:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 19059879 2016-01-25T10:09:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 22047623 2024-09-21T10:36:41.621846 application/epub+zip 22049108 2024-09-21T10:36:19.664991 application/epub+zip 266176 2024-09-21T10:36:15.068504 application/epub+zip 22210593 2024-09-21T10:36:50.778805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22113151 2024-09-21T10:36:35.117913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392725 2022-09-23T08:24:08.108171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386199 386100 2024-09-21T10:36:05.010549 2023-09-22T07:48:31.665253 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 386341 2016-01-25T10:08:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 115514 2016-01-25T10:09:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18026 2024-09-21T10:36:50.981790 application/rdf+xml 13859 2024-09-21T10:36:15.313503 image/jpeg 2150 2024-09-21T10:36:15.188468 image/jpeg 20092404 2024-09-21T10:36:12.090541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog