Cricket and the Victorians
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Author(s)Keith A. P. Sandiford
PublisherScolar Pr
ISBN / ASIN1859280897
ISBN-139781859280898
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Sales Rank7,256,700
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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A contribution to the social history of 19th-century England, examining cricket's emergence as the national sport and its rapid spread to the rest of the empire. Emphasizes the relationship of the game to the Victorian mores and ethos and the role of religious and academic institutions in promoting