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Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire
Author: Folklore and Folklife
Author: Richard M. DorsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226158713
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire
Author: Robert Craig MaclaganPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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The Antiquary
Author: Edward WalfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Antiquary
Author: Libraries, History, Diplomacy, and the Performing Arts
Author: Carleton Sprague SmithPublisher: Pendragon Press
ISBN: 9780945193135
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Pastime Lost
Author: David BlockPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496214161
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries. Purchase the audio edition.
The Little Book of Hogmanay
Author: Bob PeggPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750951532
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Did You Know? No one knows the origin of the word Hogmanay. Until late in the twentieth century, Hogmanay was celebrated on two distinct dates, twelve days apart. On the island of Islay, it was a Hogmanay custom to predict who you would marry by throwing fish at the wall. There is more to Hogmanay than fireworks – firstfooting, Guisers, thiggers, mass ball games, clavies and the Dingwall Crate all feature within. Oh, and don't forget to look out for the Trows! The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, food, drink and traditions of Hogmanay, from its pagan roots to its celebratory present. Whether you need a user's guide or an anthology of entertainment, The Little Book of Hogmanay will tell you all you ever wanted to know about Scotland's most widely and wildly celebrated festival.
The Lore of the Playground
Author: Steve RoudPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407089323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
From conkers to marbles, from British Bulldog to tag, not forgetting 'one potato, two potato' and 'eeny, meeny, miny, mo', The Lore of the Playground looks at the games children have enjoyed, the rhymes they have chanted and the rituals and traditions they have observed over the past hundred years and more. Each generation, it emerges, has had its own favourites - hoops and tops in the 1930s, clapping games more recently. Some pastimes, such as skipping, have proved remarkably resilient, their complicated rules carefully handed down from one class to the next. Many are now the stuff of distant memory. And some traditions have proved to be strongly regional, loved by children in one part of the country, unknown to those elsewhere. All are brilliantly and meticulously recorded by Steve Roud, who has drawn on interviews with hundreds of people aged from 8 to 80 to create a fascinating picture of all our childhoods.
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
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