The world's first and only collection of checker fiction, featuring poetry, short stories, and novelettes, each with one or more checker problems with full solutions. * Why is Elizabeth suspicious about Mr. Darcy's seemingly innocent interest in draughts? * Can a nerdy grad student and a beautiful FBI lab tech solve a series of brutal murders? * What really happened in Lindyville, Iowa, at the turn of the 20th century? * Can Old Ned make a comeback against the city slicker? --- and many more stories, sure to entertain and delight both the checker fan and the literary buff.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release
October 04, 2016
ISBN
1535303352
ISBN 13
9781535303354
Mr. Darcy Plays Draughts and Other Stories: The Checker Fiction of Bob Newell
The world's first and only collection of checker fiction, featuring poetry, short stories, and novelettes, each with one or more checker problems with full solutions. * Why is Elizabeth suspicious about Mr. Darcy's seemingly innocent interest in draughts? * Can a nerdy grad student and a beautiful FBI lab tech solve a series of brutal murders? * What really happened in Lindyville, Iowa, at the turn of the 20th century? * Can Old Ned make a comeback against the city slicker? --- and many more stories, sure to entertain and delight both the checker fan and the literary buff.