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Author : John Ashton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Gambling in England written by John Ashton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1898 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Difference between Gaming and Gambling-Universality and Antiquity of Gambling-Isis and Osiris-Games and Dice of the Egyptians-China and India-The Jews-Among the Greeks and Romans-Among Mahometans-Early Dicing-Dicing in England in the 13th and 14th Centuries-In the 17th Century-Celebrated Gamblers-Bourchier-Swiss Anecdote-Dicing in the 18th Century. Gaming is derived from the Saxon word Gamen, meaning joy, pleasure, sports, or gaming-and is so interpreted by Bailey, in his Dictionary of 1736; whilst Johnson gives Gamble-to play extravagantly for money, and this distinction is to be borne in mind in the perusal of this book; although the older term was in use until the invention of the later-as we see in Cotton's Compleat Gamester (1674), in which he gives the following excellent definition of the word: -"Gaming is an enchanting witchery, gotten between Idleness and Avarice: an itching disease, that makes some scratch the head, whilst others, as if they were bitten by a Tarantula, are laughing themselves to death; or, lastly, it is a paralytical distemper, which, seizing the arm, the man cannot chuse but shake his elbow.

Author : Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.AJ/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review written by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William St. Clair
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1906924007
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book That Greece Might Still be Free written by William St. Clair and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When in 1821, the Greeks rose in violent revolution against the rule of the Ottoman Turks, waves of sympathy spread across Western Europe and the United States. More than a thousand volunteers set out to fight for the cause. The Philhellenes, whether they set out to recreate the Athens of Pericles, start a new crusade, or make money out of a war, all felt that Greece had unique claim on the sympathy of the world. As Byron wrote, 'I dreamed that Greece might Still be Free'; and he died at Missolonghi trying to translate that dream into reality. William St Clair's meticulously researched and highly readable account of their aspirations and experiences was hailed as definitive when it was first published. Long out of print, it remains the standard account of the Philhellenic movement and essential reading for any students of the Greek War of Independence, Byron, and European Romanticism. Its relevance to more modern ethnic and religious conflicts is becoming increasingly appreciated by scholars worldwide. This new and revised edition includes a new Introduction by Roderick Beaton, an updated Bibliography and many new illustrations.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1728262895
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arabella written by Georgette Heyer and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated edition of the beloved classic by the Queen of Regency romance herself, Georgette Heyer, featuring a new Foreword by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Arabella's one little while lie has spread through the ton like wildfire... Arabella Tallant, modest daughter of a country clergyman, is on her way to her first London Season when her carriage breaks down outside the estate of the wealthy and bored Mr. Robert Beaumaris. Beau assumes she's simply another young lady throwing herself in his path, which goads the impetuous Arabella into pretending she's an heiress. Much to Arabella's dismay, rather than being brutally set-down, as she intended, Beaumaris is deeply amused. He counters by launching her into high society, which Arabella would enjoy very much if it wasn't for the fortune hunters. Arabella's unpredictable and innocent ways force Beaumaris to start helping others, including a stray dog, an unfortunate urchin, and eventually Arabella's reckless young brother. Along the way, Arabella and Beaumaris become more and more intrigued with each other—which neither will admit, of course, until under extreme duress. "Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes... Utter, immersive escapism."—SOPHIE KINSELLA "No one has ever matched Georgette Heyer for charm and wit." —LISA KLEYPAS "Utterly timeless charm... The dialogue sparkles with wit." —NORA ROBERTS, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Romance, adventure, side-splitting humor—no one writes like Georgette Heyer!" —LAUREN WILLIG, New York Times bestselling author

Author : SAMUEL SMILES
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9359956961
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self Help With Illustrations Of Conduct And Perseverance written by SAMUEL SMILES and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Self-Help with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance" via Samuel Smiles is a conventional painting on self-help. Smiles' thoughts on non-public increase and success are summed up in the book. Smiles makes use of a group of transferring recollections and stories to show how man or woman attempt, endurance, and moral conduct can trade human beings and assist them acquire their desires. The book is going into the lives of a few very unique humans and shows how they went from being unknown to being successful. Smiles inspires readers to take charge of their lives and get thru difficult situations by way of focusing at the ideas of hard paintings, honesty, and closure. A lot of human beings can understand what the author is trying to mention because of the brilliant pictures which might be included. A lot of human beings were moved by way of Smiles' drawings, that have stimulated generations of readers to take action and paintings on themselves. "Self-Help" continues to be a manual for people who are searching out idea and sensible advice on a way to achieve personal and professional fulfillment. It is a classic painting in the field of self-assist writing.

Author : Ralph Nevill
Publisher : London : Macmillan,.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.7R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Light Come, Light Go written by Ralph Nevill and published by London : Macmillan,.. This book was released on 1909 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Philip Quinn
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fools of Fortune; or, Gambling and Gamblers written by John Philip Quinn and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a history of the vice in ancient and modern times all over the world and makes an exposition of its alarming prevalence and destructive effects. This work discusses with an unreserved and exhaustive disclosure of such frauds, tricks and devices as are practiced by "Professional" gamblers, "Confidence Men" and "Bunko Steerers", in order to alert readers not to fall into a trap.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504053664
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boat of a Million Years written by Poul Anderson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book and Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This epic chronicle of ten immortals over the course of history “succeeds admirably” (The New York Times). The immortals are ten individuals born in antiquity from various cultures. Immune to disease, able to heal themselves from injuries, they will never die of old age—although they can fall victim to catastrophic wounds. They have walked among mortals for millennia, traveling across the world, trying to understand their special gifts while searching for one another in the hope of finding some meaning in a life that may go on forever. Following their individual stories over the course of human history and beyond into a richly imagined future, “one of science fiction’s most revered writers” (USA Today) weaves a broad tapestry that is “ambitious in scope, meticulous in detail, polished in style” (Library Journal).

Author : Carlo Gozzi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi written by Carlo Gozzi and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Government Printing Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book Style Manual written by United States. Government Printing Office and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: