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The Victorians and Sport (Hardcover)
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The Victorians and Sport (Hardcover)
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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.
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