The Book of Sports:

The Book of Sports:

The Book of Sports: - Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering[Pg vii]The...
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Author: Martin, William,1801-1867
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The Book of Sports:

The Book of Sports:

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The Book of Sports:

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Martin, William,1801-1867
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Book of Sports: - Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering

[Pg vii]The prime object of this book is to induce and to teach boys and girls to spend their hours out of school in such a manner, as to gain innocent enjoyment while they promote their own health and bodily strength. The Author has never lost sight of this object, considering it to be what properly belongs to a Book of Sports. He has, however, in many instances, had in view, in a subordinate degree, the intellectual improvement of his young readers. He hopes that several of the games, now described in print for the first time, will be found, if not "royal roads," at least delightful ones, to the knowledge of many[Pg viii] scientific facts. There seems to be no good reason why the utile (considered intellectually as well as bodily) should not find its place in the sports of young people, if it be so skilfully combined with the dulce as not to convert pleasure into toil. To those who assent to what has been stated, the introduction of a chapter on gardening will need no apology. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 25068
Author: Martin, William
Release Date: Apr 14, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English

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