Chapter XX: Preface: By the American Editor

HINTS TO BEGINNERS.
COMMON FAULTS.
COURTS, NETS AND APPURTENANCES.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CLUB RULES.
THE SINGLE GAME.
THE DOUBLE GAME.
RULES THAT ARE OFTEN DISREGARDED.
WHEN TO TAKE A BISQUE.
A CHAPTER FOR LADIES.
LAWS OF LAWN TENNIS.
TABLE SHOWING METHOD OF CALCULATING DIFFERENTIAL ODDS.

There has hitherto been no book treating lawn tennis as a game of skill, showing its possibilities and giving practical advice for the cultivation of scientific play. This Mr. Peile has done, and his little volume appeals directly to that large class of tennis players who are anxious to become proficient in the sport. Mr. R. D. Sears, who holds the championship of America, has added much that will interest American readers; his notes are always practical, and cannot fail to be of service even to experts in the game.

The London _Saturday Review_, in a long review of the book, says:

“Mr. Peile has more than usual insight into the game of lawn tennis, and has some valuable teachings to bestow. His little book tells players what they ought to do and what they ought not to do.... The book is, in fact, a compendium of the game of lawn tennis, and should be in every player’s hands.”

The book has had a great run in England, and in this American edition, with notes by Mr. Sears, it ought to become equally popular.

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