PART I. The History of the Game of the Goose and its Variants, from its earliest appearance to the end of the 19th century CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Overview Appendix 1a - Chronological overview Appendix 1b - Rules for the classic Game of the Goose CHAPTER 2: Early History and Meaning of the Game of the Goose CHAPTER 3: French Games before the Revolution Appendix 3a - statistics from D'Allemagne's iconography Appendix 3b - individual spaces of Duval's Jeu du Monde CHAPTER 4: French games after the Revolution CHAPTER 5: An overview and listing of British games Appendix 5a - Introduction to the Check List of British games. Appendix 5b - Check List of British Games, compiled by John Spear CHAPTER 6: British games of the 17th and 18th centuries CHAPTER 7: British games of the 19th century CHAPTER 8: Distinctive Features of German Goose Games Appendix 8a - The Image Data Base of German Games CHAPTER 9: Italian Games to the end of the 19th century CHAPTER 10: Dutch and Flemish games CHAPTER 11: Games in Spain, Portugal and Latin America CHAPTER 12: Countries of Europe where the Game of the Goose was less in evidence. CHAPTER 13: The board game links between Europe and the USA PART II. The Legacy of the Game of the Goose in the Modern Era CHAPTER 14: The International Background to the Legacy CHAPTER 15: Amusement and Education CHAPTER 16: Propaganda, polemic and satire CHAPTER 17: Advertising and promotion CONCLUSION CHAPTER 18: Printed Board Games as Sources for Cultural History Literature quoted with abbreviated titles Glossary of technical terms List of figures Index of games Index of subjects