The Fitz-Boodle Papers

ISBN-13: 9781515159124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 86 str.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Opis

DEAR SIR, -I have always been considered the third-best whist-player in Europe, and (though never betting more than five pounds) have for many years past added considerably to my yearly income by my skill in the game, until the commencement of the present season, when a French gentleman, Monsieur Lalouette, was admitted to the club where I usually play