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Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Author: Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
Author: Tresham GilbeyPublisher:
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Category : Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
Author: Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes
Author: The Little Boy's Own Book of Sports, Pastimes, and Amusements
Author: William ClarkePleasures and Pastimes in Victorian Britain
Author: Pamela HornPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Richly illustrated with artwork and contemporary cartoons, this is a fascinating and engaging account of a neglected aspect of Victorian life.
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Author: The Victorians and Sport
Author: Mike HugginsPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852854157
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Many of the sports that have spread across the world, from athletics and boxing to golf and tennis, had their origins in nineteenth-century Britain. They were exported around the world by the British Empire, and Britain's influence in the world led to many of its sports being adopted in other countries. (Americans, however, liked to show their independence by rejecting cricket for baseball.) The Victorians and Sport is a highly readable account of the role sport played in both Victorian Britain and its empire. Major sports attracted mass followings and were widely reported in the press. Great sporting celebrities, such as the cricketer Dr W.G. Grace, were the best-known people in the country, and sporting rivalries provoked strong loyalties and passionate emotions. Mike Huggins provides fascinating details of individual sports and sportsmen. He also shows how sport was an important part of society and of many people's lives.
Pastime Lost
Author: David BlockPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 149620851X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries. Purchase the audio edition.
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