The Victorians and sport
Huggins, Mike2004
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This is a 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. Huggins provides fascinating details of individual sports and sportsmen and also shows how sport was an important part of society.
Main title:
The Victorians and sport / Mike Huggins.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Hambledon Continuum, 2004.
Collation:
xi, 318 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297) and index.
ISBN:
9781852855376 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.094109796.094109034796.0941
Local class:
SPORT 796.094109034
Language:
English
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BRN:
469900