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.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Polley, Various
• Assisted by: Martin Polley (Editor), Polley Martin (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781529075816
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-7581-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 100 mm x 157 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Macmillan Collector's Library; Collector's Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > 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