Category: 20-40 minutes Whist: A Regency Era Card Game

Whist: A Regency Era Card Game


November 5, 2025

Registration required: Crandall Public Library

Come learn a popular game Jane Austen played during the regency era, this is a precursor to the game Bridge. Led by the Capital region district's Jane Austen Society of North American representatives Nancy Duell and David Shapard, this fun game can be played with friends and family. During the program team will play against each other and the winner of the Whist tournament will go home with a special Jane Austen prize!

*Please register for your two person teams, feel free to call the reference desk at (518)792-6508 ext. 248 for assistance.

Part of the Jane Austen: 250 Years of a Literary Icon series, this program celebrates the cultural impact of Jane Austen’s work.

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