Short Works on Sports Collection 01


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(4 étoiles; 6 critiques)

A miscellany of poetry and short works of fact and fiction on the topic of sports from North America, Great Britain and Australasia. The collection includes pieces on baseball, cricket, lacrosse, cycling, athletics, fishing, polo, fencing, marbles and three kinds of football, by authors including Arnold Bennett, Zane Grey, Banjo Paterson, and P. G. Wodehouse. (Summary by Phil Benson)

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Casey at the Bat 4:42 Lu par Larry Wilson
How I keep Fit, by the Champions of Leading Sports from the Strand Magazine 1891 28:36 Lu par Ruth Golding
A Friendly Game of Football 4:37 Lu par Algy Pug
A Modern Game of Rugby Football 27:22 Lu par Phil Benson
Far Inland Football 15:14 Lu par Algy Pug
Sailfish - The Atlantic Brother to the Pacific Swordfish 24:41 Lu par Jesse Zuba
'Disarming' from The Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre 2:22 Lu par Newgatenovelist
Teams That Have Won the Association Cup 33:29 Lu par Phil Benson
How M'Dougal Topped the Score 6:26 Lu par Son of the Exiles
"Marbles" from Healthful Sports for Boys 17:37 Lu par Larry Wilson
At the Nets, from Mike 10:21 Lu par Algy Pug
The Matador of the Five Towns, Chapter 3 16:47 Lu par Phil Benson
About Cricket, from Danger! And Other Stories 15:51 Lu par Algy Pug
Nudity of Victor Statues, from Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art 7:19 Lu par Phil Benson
The Marathon from The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906 16:09 Lu par Piotr Nater
The Geebung Polo Club 3:50 Lu par Algy Pug
Cycling, from the Sportswoman's Library Vol 2 29:26 Lu par MaryAnn
Cricket on the Hearth 2:24 Lu par Ruth Golding
The Original Game, from Lacrosse, the National Game of Canada 31:42 Lu par Phil Benson
Casey's Revenge 4:00 Lu par Rachel

Critiques

poetry and sports book with authors and names of sports loved it


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