On Your Marks - Selected Writings about all Kinds of Sports

A sparkling anthology celebrating sport in all its variety; from elite rugby and football to rural games on the village green, from an exclusive golf club to the sheer pleasure of a bicycle ride. Part of the Macmillan Collector''s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by sports historian, Professor Martin Polley. A treat for sports fans, dip into this wide-ranging, entertaining collection of classic writing drawn from journalism, diaries, drama, fiction and more. On Your Marks spans from Elizabethan Shakespeare to twentieth-century George Orwell and features Daniel Defoe on horse racing, Jane Austen on archery, Lewis Carroll on croquet and many more.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Martin Polley, Various
• Mitarbeit: Martin Polley (Herausgeber), Polley Martin (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Macmillan
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781529075816
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-7581-6
• Seiten: 240
• Abmessung: 100 mm x 157 mm x 17 mm
• Serien: Macmillan Collector's Library; Collector's Library
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Ratgeber > Sport; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Sports fiction, SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, Gift books, Classic fiction, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Classic fiction: general and literary