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active 19th century Uncle George
A shadowy 19th-century pen name attached to a single poker manual, this author survives mostly through one lively, cautionary book about draw poker and social card play.
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Talk of Uncle George to His Nephew about Draw Poker Containing valuable suggestions in connection with this great American game. Also, instruction and directions to clubs and social card parties, whose members play only for recreation and pastime, with timely warnings to young players.
by active 19th century Uncle George
About the author
Very little appears to be known about the writer published as Uncle George. Library catalogs and public-domain book records identify the author only as "active 19th century," which suggests a pen name or an otherwise untraced figure rather than a fully documented literary biography.
The name is associated with Talk of Uncle George to His Nephew about Draw Poker, a 19th-century work that mixes practical instruction with moral warning. The book presents advice on how draw poker is played, while also stressing restraint, etiquette, and the risks that gambling could pose to young players.
Because reliable biographical details are so scarce, the author is remembered less as a person than as a voice from a particular moment in popular reading—when manuals, dialogues, and cautionary guides were a common way to teach both amusement and conduct.