The Sporting Life

This lively and intriguing study looks at the way sports both reflected and shaped Victorian society. * Excerpts from 19th-century English writings on sports allow the Victorians speak in their own words about the meaning of sports in their lives * Illuminating and entertaining illustrations of man [...]
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This lively and intriguing study looks at the way sports both reflected and shaped Victorian society. * Excerpts from 19th-century English writings on sports allow the Victorians speak in their own words about the meaning of sports in their lives * Illuminating and entertaining illustrations of many aspects of Victorian sports include humorous spoofs on sports from Punch magazine * A glossary explains the sometimes arcane terms used in Victorian sports