Arka Kapak Yazısı: The “Devil’s Books” was the name bestowed upon Playing-cards by the
Puritans and other pious souls who were probably in hopes that this name would alarm timid persons
and so prevent their use. Whether or not his Satanic Majesty originated Playing-cards, we have no
means of discovering; but it is more probable that he only inspired their invention, and placed them inthe hands of mankind, who have eagerly adopted this simple means of amusing themselves, and hav ...