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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 edition. Excerpt: ...felt, at separating himself, for so large a part of every year, from played, in connection with which the name of Dischaullis is first heard of.--.Chess MonthIy, vol. ii. pp. 58-59.) This is ascertained from his letters. The earliest date is in Fffhraary j in 01W he seys he cannot be m Paris until the ioth of June-, home, to which he clung so tenderly; and, in 1775, he spent his first season in London, under the new arrangement. There are circumstances which tend to show, that the considerate kindness of Philidor's English friends did not end with providing him a salary. The publication of the new edition of the Analyse, in 1777, appears to have been promoted by them, with a view to put into his hands an extraordinary sum at the beginning of his connection with the Club. The edition itself was dedicated "to the very illustrious and honourable Members of the Club," and the name of every member, without exception, appears upon the List of Subscribers. The personal exertion of the members to enlarge the List is evinced by the character of the names which were added to their own. We can fancy the Scotch Duke of Athol getting the name of the Scotch Duke of Argyle, and Charles Fox bantering Lord North into putting down his guinea. Gibbon, with his courtly smile and the tap on his snuff-box, may have won the support of Lady Di Beauclerk; and the activity of dear Mrs. Howe shall have (in my mind) the credit of so many of the fifty noble ladies, as did not subscribe in obedience to their husbands. As the French names do not exceed fifty--although these form a brilliant array--the inference is a very clear one, that the edition was especially an HABITS IN LONDON. 75 i affair of the English Club, and connected with their...
Excerpt from Life of Philidor, Musician and Chess-Player Mujigae, 4 vols. 4to. Paris This no tice was bafed on memoranda furniihed by Philiddr him felf, rather over fifteen years before his death; but it brings his perform! Hifiory down no lower than 17 54, the date of his return from England. - II. The Amrdote: of Mr. S'lz'dor, communicated by [jim/271 in [by Richard Twifs, vol. I. 1787, pp. 149 - 71, with the additional anecdotes in Cbefi, vol. Ii. 1789, pp. 215 - 18, and the Clo/are of tbe account qf Mr. Pbilzl Jar, in Twifs's Myra/1471121, 1805, vol. Ii. Pp. 105 - 14. Thefe anecdotes, while they confirm the notice of La Borde, are far more copious, and confiitute the chief reliance of the biographer. - III. The article paint par lid-mime, in the feventh volume of Saint Amant's Palamede, (pp. 2 compofed by J. Lardin from matter prepared by Philidor's eldefl (on, Andre, who furvived until It embraces a biographical notice, which the (on had completed, and a number of random anecdotes. The notice contains little beyond what appears to have been derived from Twifs's q/i;but the anecdotes, worthlefs as a portion of them may be, are of. Peculiar interefi and value, for the light which they throw upon Philidor's perfonal character and habits. - IV. Aofpecimen of the letters which Phl lidor was in the habit of writing home, during his annual vifits to London. T hefe important documents are found in the Palamede for 1847, pp. 172 - 8. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.