Whist; or, Bumblepuppy? Thirteen Lectures Addressed to Children

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Whist or Bumblepuppy, by John Petch Hewby
WHIST OR BUMBLEPUPPY
THIRTEEN LECTURES ADDRESSED TO CHILDREN. BY PEMBRIDGE.
“Ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes Emollunt mores, nec sinuisse feros.”— The Newcomes.
Revised and Enlarged Edition.
London: FREDERICK WARNE & CO., Bedford Street, Strand. MUDIE & SONS, 15 Coventry Street, W. 1895.
· LONDON: PRINTED BY GEO. W. JONES, 35 ST. BRIDE ST., E.C. ·
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“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 one of the most entertaining and at the same time one of the soundest books on Whist ever written. Its drollery may blind some readers to the value of its advice; no man who knows anything about Whist, however, will fail to read it with interest, and few will fail to read it with advantage. Upon the ordinary rules of Whist ‘Pembridge’ supplies much sensible and thoroughly amusing comment. The best player in the world may gain from his observations, and a mediocre player can scarcely find a better counsellor. There is scarcely an opinion expressed with which we do not coincide.”— Sunday Times.
“Lectures on the points most essential to the acquisition of a complete knowledge of the game. The lessons here given will well repay perusal.”— Bell’s Life.
“All true lovers of Whist will give a hearty welcome to this work. It is a small book, but full of weighty matter. We have not space to analyse the positive rules laid down by ‘Pembridge’ for the guidance of those who wish to qualify as Whist players. Suffice it to say that they are all sound, and most of them worth committing to memory.”— Sportsman.