Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Excerpt from The Theory of the Modern Scientific Game of Whist It is believed that the manner herein adopted of treating the Theory of the game of Whist is, in a great measure, new. Some of the later works published on Whist have been more explanatory than the early ones, but still they have consisted at best of merely practical rules, without reference to their theoretical basis; and the Author is not aware that the attempt to trace the whole practice of the modern scientific game back to one grand fundamental principle, namely, that of the combination of the hands of the two players, has ever before been made. It has often indeed been said that each player must endeavor to play his partner's cards as well as his own; but this has usually been only given as an incidental maxim of practice; it has not been treated as the main principle of action from which the whole play springs. The nearest approach to this attempt the Editor has met with is in a little French book, entitled "Genie du Whist, meconnu jusqu'a present. Par le General B. de Vautré. Paris: 4e édition, 1847." This author makes the true genius of Whist consist in what he propounds as the novel principle of the combination of the two hands; or, as he expresses it, "Pauteur enseigne la maniere de jouer avec vingt-six cartes, selon son expression, et non pas avec treize, comme tout le monde." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.