Harry Fenimore's Principles

The book starts with school boy Harry, who lives in a fashionable part of the city, playing his friend Tom Haggarty, who does not, in a game of chess and beating him soundly, leaving Tom feeling dejected and stupid. Harry is criticized by his mother and Uncle for playing only with not very good players, but Harry feels unmoved and brushes off this questioning of his principles.This book was written in 1877.