Paul Morphy Spoof From 1858
Submitted by
RookHouse on Mon, 05/12/2008 at 6:30am.
I came across this hilarious article from an old Harper’s Weekly magazine. It portrays Paul Morphy as “Jack the Giant-Killer” and gives a spoof on his adventures in Europe in 1858. Fair warning, fans of Staunton may not enjoy the article as much as I did.
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