The Victorians and Sport

by Mike Huggins

Book Overview

Many of the sports that have spread across the world, from athletics and boxing to golf and tennis, had their origins in nineteenth-century Britain. They were exported around the world by the British Empire, and Britain's influence in the world led to many of its sports being adopted in other countries. The Victorians and Sport is a highly readable account of the role sport played in both Victorian Britain and its empire. Major sports attracted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852855371
• ISBN13: 9781852855376
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"