Author: Samuel Lane Boardman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse-racing
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Handbook of the Turf
Author: Samuel Lane Boardman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse-racing
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse-racing
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Blue Ribbon of the Turf
Author: James Glass Bertram
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source Or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words that Have a Tale to Tell... . To which is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
Author: John William Carleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
Book Description
Gentlemen and Blackguards
Author: Nicholas Foulkes
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297858556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Men, money, duelling and murder: welcome to the infamous Derby race of 1844 and the gambling mania that gripped early 19th century Britain. This is a tale of money, gambling and sporting obsession; of rogues and rascals, outrageous criminality, aristocratic complacency, and a gripping investigation to expose the most audacious sporting plot of the age. In the early 1840s, Britain was the gambling capital of Europe and the Epsom Derby was attracting countless spectators and many millions of pounds in wagers. It was a time of frenzied speculation, high stakes and low morals. But as the unprincipled Regency era gave way to the high-mindedness of the Victorian period, reformers decided it was time to challenge the murky world of illegal gambling and in 1844, launched the far-reaching Parliamentary Enquiry. When the Derby of the same year ended in chaos, with the two favourite horses doped, the Turf's most dedicated follower and greatest tyrant Lord George Bentinck, took it upon himself to uncover the truth of what happened that day, which led to one of the most sensational court cases of the 19th century. A compelling detective story peopled with low-life aristocrats and high-minded reformers, GENTLEMEN AND BLACKGUARDS paints a rich picture of early Victorian society, bringing to light an overlooked turning point in British history.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297858556
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Men, money, duelling and murder: welcome to the infamous Derby race of 1844 and the gambling mania that gripped early 19th century Britain. This is a tale of money, gambling and sporting obsession; of rogues and rascals, outrageous criminality, aristocratic complacency, and a gripping investigation to expose the most audacious sporting plot of the age. In the early 1840s, Britain was the gambling capital of Europe and the Epsom Derby was attracting countless spectators and many millions of pounds in wagers. It was a time of frenzied speculation, high stakes and low morals. But as the unprincipled Regency era gave way to the high-mindedness of the Victorian period, reformers decided it was time to challenge the murky world of illegal gambling and in 1844, launched the far-reaching Parliamentary Enquiry. When the Derby of the same year ended in chaos, with the two favourite horses doped, the Turf's most dedicated follower and greatest tyrant Lord George Bentinck, took it upon himself to uncover the truth of what happened that day, which led to one of the most sensational court cases of the 19th century. A compelling detective story peopled with low-life aristocrats and high-minded reformers, GENTLEMEN AND BLACKGUARDS paints a rich picture of early Victorian society, bringing to light an overlooked turning point in British history.
The Review of Reviews
Author: William Thomas Stead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
The Blue Grass Cook Book
Author: Minnie C. Fox
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429090146
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This 1904 book evokes the sights, smells, and tastes of Kentucky in the 1900s. Most importantly, the book was groundbreaking, over one hundred years ago, in its celebration of the vital role Black women played in building and sustaining the tradition of Southern cooking and Southern hospitality.
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429090146
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This 1904 book evokes the sights, smells, and tastes of Kentucky in the 1900s. Most importantly, the book was groundbreaking, over one hundred years ago, in its celebration of the vital role Black women played in building and sustaining the tradition of Southern cooking and Southern hospitality.
A Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allusions
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
The Blue Ribbon of the Turf
Author: James Glass Bertram
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337580674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783337580674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description