"As in a photograph she beheld herself suddenly projected into space followed by her suit case felt her new hat wrenched from her head and saw hopeless gravel stains upon the tailored gown which was the pride of her heart."... more»

For a quarter of a century, the garden had lain desolate. Summers came and went, but only a few straggling blooms made their way above the mass of weeds.... more»

The last hushed chord died into silence but the woman lingered dreaming over the keys.... more»

This little work is but a condensation and essence of a much larger one, containing the result of what can be discovered concerning the origin and history of chess, combined with some of my own reminiscences of 46 years past both of chess play and its exponents.... more»