Eminent Victorian Chess Players

“meticulously researched...Harding has written many fine books, but this may be his best...warmly recommended”—IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com); “a major work on the history of the top personalities from the period...outstanding...highly recommended”—Carls Planet; “I would place Eminent Victorian Chess Players at the top of his achievements as an author. The book is simply packed with material.... Surely this is one of the best and most accessible pieces of chess history ever written”—The Week in Chess; “deeply researched”—Chess Book Chats; “should both enlighten and enthrall...sheds light on a select group of players, and the clubs and publications they founded and funded...exhaustively researched...finely produced...exquisite...Harding has amassed a cornucopia of scholarship. Harding is a fine researcher, author, and an eminent historian. This book is a fine guide to British Victorian chess and honors the contributions of these ten men and others immortalized between its covers”—ChessCafe.com; “A book that transports you back to the nineteenth century, to a time when London was the centre of the chess world...diligently researched and vividly written...an excellent book”—Compulsive Reader; “well researched.... As with all McFarland books, the quality of the publication is excellent”—Mind’s Eye Press; “this is a welcome, deeply researched work that fills a void in our understanding of the lives of nine prominent Victorian chess players and a tenth, slightly unusual choice...excellent”—Chess; “wonderful”—Huffington Post; “valuable”—Dale Brandreth, Caissa Editions; “diligently researched and vividly written...an excellent book”—Manchester Chess Foundation; “impressive”—Chess Direct; “the depth of research undertaken by Tim Harding in the course of writing this book is impressive. A joy to read, the photographs and sketches help illuminate a bygone time”—Hull & District Chess Association.