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The Cricket Field

Enriched edition. Or, the History and Science of the Game of Cricket

by James Pycroft, Lance Thomas ...

In "The Cricket Field," James Pycroft offers a comprehensive exploration of the game of cricket, intertwining detailed descriptions of rules, gameplay, and personal experiences with sharp observations on the sport's cultural significance in Victorian England. Pycroft's literary style reflects a blend of instructional prose and anecdotal storytelling, echoing the era's fascination with sports as a ... Read more

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In "The Cricket Field," James Pycroft offers a comprehensive exploration of the game of cricket, intertwining detailed descriptions of rules, gameplay, and personal experiences with sharp observations on the sport's cultural significance in Victorian England. Pycroft's literary style reflects a blend of instructional prose and anecdotal storytelling, echoing the era's fascination with sports as a
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The Cricket Field

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by James Pycroft, Dorian Ellsworth ...

In "The Cricket Field," James Pycroft offers a comprehensive exploration of the sport of cricket, intertwining historical analysis and personal anecdotes to illuminate the game's evolving significance in 19th-century England. Pycroft's literary style combines a vibrant narrative with meticulous detail, making both the technical aspects of cricket and its cultural implications accessible to readers ... Read more

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In "The Cricket Field," James Pycroft offers a comprehensive exploration of the sport of cricket, intertwining historical analysis and personal anecdotes to illuminate the game's evolving significance in 19th-century England. Pycroft's literary style combines a vibrant narrative with meticulous detail, making both the technical aspects of cricket and its cultural implications accessible to readers
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Flash Jim

The astonishing story of the convict fraudster who wrote Australia's first dictionary

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The astonishing story of James Hardy Vaux, writer of Australia's first dictionary and first true-crime memoirIf you wear 'togs', tell a 'yarn', call someone 'sly', or refuse to 'snitch' on a friend then you are talking like a convict.These words, and hundreds of others, once left colonial magistrates baffled and police confused. So comprehensible to us today, the flash language of criminals and ... Read more

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The astonishing story of James Hardy Vaux, writer of Australia's first dictionary and first true-crime memoirIf you wear 'togs', tell a 'yarn', call someone 'sly', or refuse to 'snitch' on a friend then you are talking like a convict.These words, and hundreds of others, once left colonial magistrates baffled and police confused. So comprehensible to us today, the flash language of criminals and
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WG Grace

An Intimate Biography

by Robert Low ...

Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43 ... Read more

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Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43
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Cardus on Cricket

A selection from the cricket writings of Sir Neville Cardus

by Neville Cardus ...

Included are the imaginative reconstruction of the 1882 England and Australia test match to Cardus's descriptions of village cricket, accounts of the great players that Cardus watched play (from Donald Bradman and Harold Larwood to Wally Hammond) to examples of his 'Shastbury' writings.Chosen and introduced by Sir Rupert Hart-Davis, Cardus on Cricket features a range of writings from 'Cricket', ... Read more

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Included are the imaginative reconstruction of the 1882 England and Australia test match to Cardus's descriptions of village cricket, accounts of the great players that Cardus watched play (from Donald Bradman and Harold Larwood to Wally Hammond) to examples of his 'Shastbury' writings.Chosen and introduced by Sir Rupert Hart-Davis, Cardus on Cricket features a range of writings from 'Cricket',
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More Than A Game

The Story of Cricket's Early Years

by John Major ...

The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game’s social origins.All his life John Major has loved cricket. In ‘More Than a Game’ he examines it from its origins up to the coming of the First World War. Along the way he considers the crucial role of the wealthy patrons who gambled huge sums on early ... Read more

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The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game’s social origins.All his life John Major has loved cricket. In ‘More Than a Game’ he examines it from its origins up to the coming of the First World War. Along the way he considers the crucial role of the wealthy patrons who gambled huge sums on early
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The Best of the Strand Magazine

by Andrew Roberts, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyke ...

"A monthly magazine costing sixpence but worth a shilling."For 60 years The Strand Magazine showcased the best writers in England and America.The magazine did not just reflect the age, it shaped it.It was a popular publication for the best in fiction, featuring works by some of the greatest authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rudyard Kipling, Leo Tolstoy, Agatha Christie and Sir ... Read more

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"A monthly magazine costing sixpence but worth a shilling."For 60 years The Strand Magazine showcased the best writers in England and America.The magazine did not just reflect the age, it shaped it.It was a popular publication for the best in fiction, featuring works by some of the greatest authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rudyard Kipling, Leo Tolstoy, Agatha Christie and Sir
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They Hanged My Saintly Billy

by Robert Graves ...

The author of I, Claudius tells the tale of a notorious nineteenth-century poisoner: "A must for true-crime addicts" ( Kirkus Reviews).A self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon and a racehorse owner during the Victorian era who doped horses, fixed races, philandered unapologetically, and generally behaved as an all-around rogue. But the crime for ... Read more

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The author of I, Claudius tells the tale of a notorious nineteenth-century poisoner: "A must for true-crime addicts" ( Kirkus Reviews).A self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon and a racehorse owner during the Victorian era who doped horses, fixed races, philandered unapologetically, and generally behaved as an all-around rogue. But the crime for
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The Loom of Youth

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by Alec Waugh, Maxwell Clark ...

Alec Waugh's "The Loom of Youth" intricately weaves a coming-of-age narrative set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England. Through the keen observations of its protagonist, the novel explores themes of youth, identity, and the societal pressures that mold an individual'Äôs path. Waugh's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality and sharp social commentary, drawing readers into the ... Read more

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Alec Waugh's "The Loom of Youth" intricately weaves a coming-of-age narrative set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England. Through the keen observations of its protagonist, the novel explores themes of youth, identity, and the societal pressures that mold an individual'Äôs path. Waugh's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality and sharp social commentary, drawing readers into the
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Rugby: An Anthology

The Brave, the Bruised and the Brilliant

by Brian Levison ...

Inspiring and irreverent by turns, Brian Levison's new anthology has drawn on rugby's wealth of excellent writing. Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh, A. A. Thomson, John Reason and Mick Imlah are among the distinguished names who have written movingly, amusingly and entertainingly about the game they loved.Great players such as Brian O'Driscoll, Willie John McBride, J. P. R. Williams, ... Read more

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Inspiring and irreverent by turns, Brian Levison's new anthology has drawn on rugby's wealth of excellent writing. Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh, A. A. Thomson, John Reason and Mick Imlah are among the distinguished names who have written movingly, amusingly and entertainingly about the game they loved.Great players such as Brian O'Driscoll, Willie John McBride, J. P. R. Williams,
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WG's Birthday Party

by David Kynaston ...

______________________A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator)'Few historians have the power to make you feel you actually inhabit the times they are writing about. Kynaston does' Sunday Times, Books of the DecadeOn a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of WG ... Read more

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______________________A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator)'Few historians have the power to make you feel you actually inhabit the times they are writing about. Kynaston does' Sunday Times, Books of the DecadeOn a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of WG
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All in a Day's Cricket

An Anthology of Outstanding Cricket Writing

by Brian Levison, Christopher Martin-Jenkins ...

This selection of the very best, and most intriguing, writing on cricket, drawn from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day, adopts a fresh approach. It is arranged around the theme of the many things that must happen simply for a day's play to happen - from creating a clearing in a Malaysian jungle to getting to the ground - so includes, alongside writing by players both great and unknown, ... Read more

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This selection of the very best, and most intriguing, writing on cricket, drawn from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day, adopts a fresh approach. It is arranged around the theme of the many things that must happen simply for a day's play to happen - from creating a clearing in a Malaysian jungle to getting to the ground - so includes, alongside writing by players both great and unknown,
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