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This book was printed privately in three units in 1934 and 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA by William Ewart Napier and Edward J. Napier.Each Unit contains exactly one hundred chess games. Each game is proceeded by a comment about the game or the players of the game. Napier is known for his witty remarks such as saying the best game he had ever played in his life was a game he lost to Emanuel Lasker. This is quoted by Irving Chernev in "Wonders...

Everybody knows (or ought to know) of the meteoric career of Paul Morphy, who vanquished the mighty paladins of chess and became the first uncrowned champion of the world. And everyone enjoys (or ought to enjoy) the games, the men and the scene when Morphy reigned supreme. Add to this the background the charm and the piquancy of William Napier's pen, and an era is reborn that is dear to the hearts and minds of all lovers of chess.This work spa...

Time passed but Rudd never recovered what was left of his senses. Not even during a bumpy ride in the boot of a car. Nor when he was hauled form the boot and draped over the parapet of a bridge. Nor when the midnight sleeper to London came rushing down the track and he was dropped in front if it'. Haunted by past failures, Superintendent Tremayne leads a murder investigation which is becoming more and more difficult. There is a nasty death, bu...

Inspector Anne Stanford, on sick-leave from the CID, visits Italy with an aunt who expects to receive the Visconti prize for biotechnology. First they are told that the prize should have been awarded to someone else, then they discover that it never existed. So why did someone pretend that it did? And is Anne Stanford going to take on another case when she has earned the right to a break from policing and especially from her Chief Inspector Cr...

Inspector Anne Stanford, on sick-leave from the CID, visits Italy with an aunt who expects to receive the Visconti prize for biotechnology. First they are told that the prize should have been awarded to someone else, then they discover that it never existed. So why did someone pretend that it did? And is Anne Stanford going to take on another case when she has earned the right to a break from policing and especially from her Chief Inspector Cr...