



This book has a wide variety of games, grouped by game type. The book is available online through Internet Archive.īurns, Brian, ed. This book gives rules for playing various types of games but no historical information. The book is available online through Internet Archive.īolton, Lesley. Although most of the bookĭiscusses the type of parlor games played at parties, there is also some discussion of card and board games. This book specifically discusses games that were played during the Victorian era. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1974. Hope you've enjoyed the games and the site! Bibliographyīeaver, Patrick. Pictures are not only good for getting a better understanding of what the book is talking about, but they're Kids' books are good for getting an introduction to a topic, and for another, they include more pictures. Many of them were written for kids, but I recommend those books for adults, too. I've also included a list of other helpful books about games and some books about life in general in the Games described here as well as other interesting games. If you're curious, they have more details about the These are the sources cited in the Victorian section of the website.
