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Muddied Oafs

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Author : Richard Beard
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2018-11-22

Muddied Oafs written by Richard Beard and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.

There is Rugby Union: the fast, compelling, TV-friendly combat sport in which sponsored gladiators are sold on their ability to crash into each other at top speed, and sometimes even to avoid each other and score. And then there's rugger. Rugger was once the serious version of rugby, more than a mere game, a fierce contact-sport developed in Victorian public schools to forge manly and unshakeable character. For a hundred years boys played rugger and made themselves into men. They also drank too much beer and took their trousers down in public. Richard Beard sets out to examine this contradiction by revisiting his seven former rugby clubs in four different countries. He meets Booker prize-winning authors and former England hookers, explores rugby's rivalry with soccer, its surprising attraction for nonconformists, and its unlikely role in organised crime. All while trying to get himself a game. This is Beard's quest into his rugby-playing past, where he's lived the sport in many of its varied forms. By the end of his wayward journey, he almost qualifies to judge whether rugger has achieved what the Victorians always intended, and made him a better man.

Muddied Oafs Proof

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Author : Richard Beard
language : en
Publisher: Yellow Jersey
Release Date : 2003-10-01

Muddied Oafs Proof written by Richard Beard and has been published by Yellow Jersey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-01 with categories.

Muddied Oafs

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Author : Richard Beard
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2003

Muddied Oafs written by Richard Beard and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Rugby football categories.

Rugger, once the serious version of rugby, is a fierce contact-sport developed in Victorian public schools. It also has a dark side. The author examines the contradictions by revisiting his seven former rugby clubs in four different countries.

Muddied Oafs

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Author : Gallery 27 (London)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Muddied Oafs written by Gallery 27 (London) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.

A Muddied Oaf By F Rutter And L Black

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Author : Frank Vane P. Rutter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902

A Muddied Oaf By F Rutter And L Black written by Frank Vane P. Rutter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902 with categories.

The Egregious English

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Author : T. W. H. Crosland
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-15

The Egregious English written by T. W. H. Crosland and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with Fiction categories.

The Egregious English is T. W. H. Crossland's introspective and thoughtful reflections on the citizens of the country of England. Excerpt: "It has become the Englishman's habit, one might almost say the Englishman's instinct, to take himself for the head and front of the universe. The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm. It has achieved at length the Englishman. Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes. Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a boarding school, "can get no higher."

Balancing Acts Women In Sport

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Author : Justin Wolfers
language : en
Publisher: Brow Books
Release Date : 2018-05-01

Balancing Acts Women In Sport written by Justin Wolfers and has been published by Brow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Psychology categories.

Beastly Fury

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Author : Richard Sanders
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-12-15

Beastly Fury written by Richard Sanders and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-15 with History categories.

"Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence", wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and violent, but it has also become the most popular sport on the planet. This is the story of how the modern, professional, spectator sport of football was born in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. It's a tale of testosterone-filled public schoolboys, eccentric mill-owners and bolshy miners, and of why we play football the way we do. Who invented heading? Why do we have an offside law? And why are foreigners so much better than us at the game we invented? Based on exhaustive research, Beastly Fury picks apart the complex processes which forged the modern game, turning accepted wisdom on its head. It's a story which is strangely familiar - of grasping players, corrupt clubs and autocratic officials. It's a tale of brutality, but at times too, of surprising artistry. Above all it's a story of how football, uniquely among the sports of that era, became what it is today - the people's game.

Delphi Complete Works Of Rudyard Kipling Illustrated

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Release Date : 2013-11-17

Delphi Complete Works Of Rudyard Kipling Illustrated written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by Delphi Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-17 with Fiction categories.

Rudyard Kipling is a paramount literary figure, having created an impressive corpus of work as varied as treasured children’s classics, compelling novels, accomplished poetry and critical war writings. This comprehensive eBook presents Kipling’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 5) Features: * illustrated with many images relating to Kipling’s life, works, places and film adaptations * annotated with concise introductions to the novels and other works * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your Kindle a taste of the original texts * ALL the novels and each with their own contents table * THE JUNGLE BOOK and other popular collections are fully illustrated * all of the short stories, with excellent formatting, and contents tables * rare short story collections like ABAFT THE FUNNEL – first time in digital print * includes all of Kipling’s non-fiction war writings – spend hours exploring Kipling’s studies of World War I – many available in no other collection * EVEN includes Kipling’s poetry with special contents table – find that special poem quickly! * the rare history textbook Kipling contributed to for schools * the fully illustrated war text THE GRAVES OF THE FALLEN which Kipling was commissioned to write by the British Government * boasts a special criticism section, with works by writers such as G.K. Chesterton, Orwell and Gallienne, examining Kipling’s contribution to literature * SPECIAL BONUS text of Kipling’s autobiography - explore the author’s interesting life! * scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Kipling’s immense oeuvre * features critical works, including THE LESS FAMILIAR KIPLING AND KIPLINGANA by G. F. Monkshood * UPDATED with improvements, corrections and a detailed NCX toc for navigation Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see a full list and browse our other titles CONTENTS: The Novels THE LIGHT THAT FAILED THE NAULAHKA, A STORY OF WEST AND EAST CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS KIM The Shorter Fiction THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT QUARTETTE PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS SOLDIERS THREE AND OTHER STORIES UNDER THE DEODARS THE PHANTOM RICKSHAW AND OTHER EERIE TALES WEE WILLIE WINKIE AND OTHER CHILD STORIES LIFE'S HANDICAP MANY INVENTIONS THE JUNGLE BOOK THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK THE DAY'S WORK STALKY & CO. JUST SO STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN and many more... The Short Stories CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES The Travel Writing FROM SEA TO SEA – LETTERS OF TRAVEL: 1887-1889 AMERICAN NOTES and more The Poetry LIST OF THE COMPLETE POETRY The Non-Fiction A FLEET IN BEING A HISTORY OF ENGLAND THE NEW ARMY IN TRAINING FRANCE AT WAR and many more The Speeches THE BOOK OF WORDS The Criticism LIVING MASTERS—RUDYARD KIPLING BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY RUDYARD KIPLING - A CRITICISM BY RICHARD LE GALLIENNE RUDYARD KIPLING BY JOHN PALMER ON MR. RUDYARD KIPLING AND MAKING THE WORLD SMALL BY G.K. CHESTERTON RUDYARD KIPLING BY GEORGE ORWELL The Autobiography SOMETHING OF MYSELF Visit www.delphiclassics.com to see a full list of titles

The Final Whistle

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Author : Stephen Cooper
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-08-01

The Final Whistle written by Stephen Cooper and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-01 with History categories.

WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR This is the story of 15 men killed in the Great War. All played rugby for one London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain and the Empire to fight in every theatre and service, among them a poet, playwright and perfumer. Some were decorated and died heroically; others fought and fell quietly. Together their stories paint a portrait in miniature of the entire War. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with players from Australia, Ceylon, Wales and South Africa, but they were united by their love of the game and their courage in the face of war. From the mystery of a missing memorial, Cooper's meticulous research has uncovered the story of these men and captured their lives, from their vanished Edwardian youth and vigour, to the war they fought and how they died. One London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain and the Empire to fight in every theatre and service, among them a poet, playwright and perfumer. Some were decorated and died heroically; others fought and fell quietly. Together their stories paint a portrait in miniature of the entire War. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with players from Australia, Ceylon, Wales and South Africa, but they were united by their love of the game and their courage in the face of war. From the mystery of a missing memorial, Cooper's meticulous research has uncovered the story of these men and captured their lives, from their vanished Edwardian youth and vigour, to the war they fought and how they died.