“vividly depicts the Victorian/Edwardian chess world in which he played...excellent photographs...beautifully printed”—<i>British Chess Federation</i>; “must be considered the definitive biography of the Englishman Amos Burn. It’s an incredible achievement...four stars”—<i>Chess Horizons</i>; “Richard Forster and McFarland have done the chess world proud with this volume...Forster has happily found a publisher willing and able to give the subject the treatment it deserves”—<i>Chess Mail</i>; “breathtakingly comprehensive...not a single, small detail of Burn’s lengthly chess career has escaped the author’s notice...text is rich with information about his opponents and the chess world generally. The research is impressive...beautiful, clothbound volume written by [a] meticulous researcher and published by a company which obviously cares about quality”—<i>Winnipeg Free Press</i>; “magisterial”—<i>British Chess Magazine</i>; “meticulously researched and beautifully produced”—<i>Sunday Telegraph</i>; “very fine publication...a super present for any keen chess player”—<i>Merseyside Chess Magazine</i>; “a monumental look at a British master...one of the best chess biographies ever produced and should not be missing from any serious chess library...marvelously produced”—<i>The Washington Post</i>; “monumental”—Taylor Kingston, <i>ChessCafe.com</i>; “if there is one book, above all others, that we would be immensely proud to have written ourselves it is <i>Amos Burn: A Chess Biography</i> by Richard Forster. An impeccable McFarland hardback of 972 pages, it is simply of matchless quality”—Edward Winter, <i>ChessCafe.com</i>; “beautifully produced...extremely valuable”—<i>Chess Canada Echecs</i>; “tremendous...a colossal achievement of chess scholarship...an excellent read...Richard Forster has produced one of the greatest chess biographies of all time...this book gives you pretty much everthing you could wish for in a biography...a steal...anyone with any interest at all in classical chess with have hundreds of hours of pleasure going through this book...Author and publisher both deserve a big thanks from the chess community. If you are looking for a Christmas present for a chess player here it is...highest recommendation...a must buy...magnificent job”—IM John Donaldson (<i>JeremySilman.com</i>).