
Whist; or, Bumblepuppy? Thirteen Lectures Addressed to Children
Listen FreeFree AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1884. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 86 The decline and fall o...
Chapters (156)
- WHIST OR BUMBLEPUPPY
- WHIST; OR BUMBLEPUPPY?
- CONTENTS.
- PREFACE.
- LECTURE I. —— INTRODUCTORY. ——
- Notes on some of the Laws.
- LECTURE II. —— THE LEAD. ——
- LECTURE III. —— THE PLAY OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH HAND. ——
- LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——
- The Principles of Discarding.
- Resumption of Note C, page 36.
- Playing for Amusement.
- LECTURE V. —— THE DISCARD FROM THE STRONGEST SUIT. ——
- Part I.
- Part II.
- LECTURE VI. —— THE ELEVEN RULE (by desire). ——
- LECTURE VII. —— THE PETER AND ITS PECULIARITIES. ——
- LECTURE VIII. —— FALSE CARDS, LOGIC, LUCK. ——
- LECTURE IX. —— WHIST AS AN INVESTMENT. ——
- LECTURE X. —— ON THINGS IN GENERAL. ——
- LECTURE XI. —— THINKING. ——
- LECTURE XII. —— TEMPER. ——
- LECTURE XIII. —— DETERIORATION OF WHIST, ITS CAUSES AND CURE. ——
- SPECIMEN OF BUMBLEPUPPY IN EXCELSIS.
- THE DOMESTIC RUBBER.
- DOUBLE DUMMY.
- EPILOGUE I. ——
- EPILOGUE II. ——
- FOOTNOTES:
- [1]
- [2]
- [3]
- [4]
- [5]
- [6]
- [7]
- [8]
- [9]
- [11]
- [12]
- [13]
- [14]
- [15]
- [16]
- [17]
- [18]
- [19]
- [20]
- [21]
- [22]
- [23]
- [24]
- [25]
- [26]
- [27]
- [28]
- [29]
- [30]
- [31]
- [32]
- [33]
- [34]
- [35]
- [36]
- [37]
- [38]
- [39]
- [40]
- [41]
- [42]
- [43]
- [44]
- [46]
- [47]
- [48]
- [49]
- [50]
- [51]
- [52]
- [53]
- [54]
- [55]
- [56]
- [57]
- [58]
- [59]
- [60]
- [61]
- [62]
- [63]
- [64]
- [65]
- [66]
- [67]
- [68]
- [69]
- [70]
- [71]
- [72]
- [73]
- [74]
- [75]
- [76]
- [77]
- [78]
- [79]
- [80]
- [81]
- [82]
- [83]
- [84]
- [85]
- [86]
- [87]
- [88]
- [89]
- [90]
- [91]
- [92]
- [93]
- [94]
- [95]
- [96]
- [97]
- [98]
- [99]
- [100]
- [101]
- [102]
- [103]
- [104]
- [105]
- [106]
- [107]
- [108]
- [109]
- [110]
- [111]
- [112]
- [113]
- [114]
- [115]
- [116]
- [117]
- [118][119]
- [120]
- [121]
- [122]
- [123]
- [124]
- [125]
- [126]
- [127]
- [128]
- [129]
- [130]
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
More by John Petch Hewby
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "Whist; or, Bumblepuppy? Thirteen Lectures Addressed to Children" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.
