10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARDSHARPER»
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cardsharper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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the autumn supplement to ruff's guide to the turf for 1855
Cestria, by Fnngh-a-Ballagh, 4 yrs Bearpark l w.o. Dear-me, 5 yrs - - - Thorpe 2 dr
First heot won by half a neck, and the second walked over for. KNUTSFORD.
WEDNESDAY, Jnly HS.— Tabley Park Handicap of 20/. ; abont 4 far.
Cardsharper ...
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Racing Calendar for ...
(Seffert) 0 Mr Boynton's br. f. Determination, 4 yrs, 6st. 7ft. (Veal) 0 Mr Thomas's
ch. m. Goldfringe, 5 yrs old, 6st. 6ft. (G. Waddington) ... ... ... ... 0 Mr Peck's br. f.
Reveille, 3 yrs old, 6st. 4ft. (Piercv) ... 0 Mr Shepherd's b. c. Cardsharper, 3 yrs,
5st.
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
1 Mr. Bennett's Cardsharper, 6 yrs., list. 101b.— incl. 51b. extra (Pearl) . . 2 Mr.
Allison's Coomburland Stathestnon, aged, lOst. 111b. (Mr. Harland). . . . 3 Mr.
Curry's Phoenix, 6 yrs., 1 1st. 21b. (Mr. Coxon) ; Mr. J. G. Henderson's Phadra (h.-
b.) ...
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Property Crime in London, 1850-Present
For all these reasons the players felt comfortable playing this game, and for the
same reasons the cardsharper could make a killing.74 Cardsharpers hustled
victims first by showing reluctance to gamble for higher stakes, and then by ...
5
The Vengeance of Larose
I. Chapter. 5. —. The. Cardsharper. n the half hour preceding dinner, the guests
of Wickham Towers began to reassemble in the big lounge, and Larose was
introduced to several more of them. As he had expected, there were many ...
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The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the ...
1 Mr. Bennett's Cardsharper, 6 yn., list. 101b.— incl. 51b. extra (Pearl) . . 2 Mr.
Allison's Coomburland Stathesmon, aged, lOst. 111b. (Mr. Harland). . . . 3 Mr.
Curry's Phoenix, 6 yrs., list 21b. (Mr. Coxon); Mr. J. G. Henderson's Phaedra (h.-b.
) ...
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Crime and Punishment (罪與罰):
A cardsharper—not a gambler." "You have beena cardsharper then?" "Yes, I've
been a cardsharper too." "Didn't youget thrashed sometimes?" "It did happen.
Why?" "Why, you might have challenged them ... altogether it must have been
lively.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, 2011
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The Complete Dostoyevsky: All Novels and Short Stories (with ...
A cardsharper — not a gambler.” “You have beena cardsharper then?” “Yes, I'
vebeen a cardsharper too.” “Didn't you get thrashed sometimes?” “It did happen.
Why?” “Why,you mighthave challenged them... altogetherit must have beenlively.
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Delphi Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Illustrated)
There you havemy biography! You are a gambler, I believe? No, a poor sortof
gambler. A cardsharper not a gambler. You havebeen a cardsharper then? Yes,
Ivebeena cardsharper too. Didntyou get thrashed sometimes? It did happen. Why
?
A cardsharper—not a gambler." "Youhave beena cardsharper then?" "Yes, I'
vebeena cardsharper too." "Didn't you get thrashedsometimes?" "It did happen.
Why?" "Why, you might have challenged them... altogether it must have
beenlively.
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARDSHARPER»
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Wolf Hall recap: episode one – a clash of artistries to relish
Somewhere, during his lost years on the continent, he picked up the cardsharper's skills. There is a flashback to his appointment interview. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
An Answer to the Novel's Detractors
The rules laid it down most categorically that a cardsharper had to be paid, but a tailor had not; that one must not tell a lie to a man, but might to ... «The New Yorker, Dec 14»
Movie magic fails to mesmerize: 'Now You See Me' review
He seemed quite promising as a cardsharper but wore a David Copperfield attitude throughout the film Isla Fisher is the solo seductress but ... «Guardian Express, Jun 13»
Another March to War?
These principles laid down as invisible rules: that one must pay a cardsharper, but need not pay a tailor; that one must never lie to a man, but ... «RollingStone.com, Feb 12»
Waltz with Basheer
While in the first a Hindu boy falls for his Christian landlord's daughter, the other story has love blossom between the daughter of a cardsharper, ... «Indian Express, Dec 09»
