Sharps and Flats (Annotated)

Sharps and Flats is a meticulous exposé of gambling fraud, revealing the sleights, devices, and psychological stratagems by which card and dice cheats exploited games of chance and skill. Written in a lucid, demonstrative style, the book combines technical precision with moral urgency, situating itself within the late Victorian literature of detection, rational inquiry, and social warning. Its det...