Project Gutenberg 2016-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 180 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.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Whist GV Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 665710 2025-07-20T12:11:16.764227 text/html 617689 2024-10-22T23:47:28 text/html 22047581 2025-07-20T12:11:42.851078 application/epub+zip 22049038 2025-07-20T12:11:24.499229 application/epub+zip 266112 2025-07-20T12:11:20.333204 application/epub+zip 22209479 2025-07-20T12:11:50.754048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22113229 2025-07-20T12:11:37.357166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392725 2022-09-23T08:24:08.108171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386128 2025-07-20T12:11:12.359759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366253 2024-10-22T23:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16486 2025-07-20T12:11:51.025039 application/rdf+xml 13859 2025-07-20T12:11:20.539200 image/jpeg 2150 2025-07-20T12:11:20.438201 image/jpeg 20092459 2025-07-20T12:11:17.842244 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog