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Author : Eton College
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Eton College
ISBN : UOM:39015053669126
Author : Eton College
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0353409006
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Eton College
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1236049462
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...of Presidents of "Pop," repeated on page 11 and onward; similarly we are given two lists of the winners of the Mile and Quarter-Mile Races and the Steeplechase; why should not the Hundred Yards Race be dealt with as fully as the others t It will be news to many that the Half-Mile was only instituted in 1896; previous to that year a Walking Race was held. The table of results in the less important sports will be very useful for comparison. Even from such a mass of statistics as such a book as this must necessarily be, we can glean interesting information as to the relations of Collegers to the rest of the School in the comparatively early times which are here chronicled. Before 1869 the Colleger highest in the previous year's Upper Club Choices was ex-officio one of the Keepers of Upper Club; this was not so absurd as it now seems when we note what a large proportion of Collegers the Cricket Elevens, prior to that date, contained. On the other hand, one finds remarkably few Collegers among those successful on the river, and not till 1864 was a Colleger admitted to the Eight. We can thoroughly recommend this compilation to our readers, who will find it most useful. With a view to future editions, the Editor invites correction, and as minor mistakes we may notice E. G. Whatclfy for Whately, and the omission of "K.S. " after the name of H. P. W. Macnaghten, winner of the Mile and Half-Mile in 1899: also, in the Quarter Mile of 1903, Hope-Jones, K.S., tied with A. F. Lambert for the third place. On Thursday, June 4, a Special Number of the Chronicle will be published. The ordinary Weekly Number will therefore be brought out on Wednesday, June 3.--Ed. & C. C SCHOOL PULLING. To the Editor of the Eton College Chronicle. Dear Sir, --The opport...
Author : John Benson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317128496
Gerald Howard-Smith’s life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Tall, boisterous and sometimes rather irascible, he was one of the so-called ‘Lost Generation’ whose lives were cut short by the First World War. Brought up in London, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, he excelled both at cricket and athletics. After qualifying as a solicitor he moved to Wolverhampton and threw himself into the local sporting scene, making a considerable name for himself in the years before the First World War. Volunteering for military service in 1914, he was decorated for bravery before being killed in action two years later. Reporting his death, the War History of the South Staffordshire Regiment claimed that, ‘In his men’s eyes he lived as a loose-limbed hero, and in him they lost a very humorous and a very gallant gentleman.’ As well as telling the fascinating story of Gerald Howard-Smith for the first time, this important new biography explores such complex and important issues as childhood and adolescence, class relations, sporting achievement, manliness and masculinity, metropolitan-provincial relationships, and forms of commemoration. It will therefore be of interest to educationalists, sports historians, local and regional historians, and those interested in class, gender and civilian-military relations – indeed all those seeking to understand the economic, social, and cultural life of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain.
Author : Valerie B. Parkhouse
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780884011
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is a study of a group of memorials to soldiers who fought in a now nearly forgotten war, and deals with the many factors influencing why there was such an unprecedented number of memorials compared to those to previous conflicts like the Crimean War, fifty years earlier. One of the most important issues was the impact of changes in the organization of the British Army in the late 1800s, particularly the creation of locally-based regiments, heavily manned by volunteers drawn from local communities. The book includes a detailed commentary on the social conditions in England that also account for the unprecedented number of commemorations of this conflict. It discusses the variety of forms memorials took: informal – drinking fountains, ‘Spion Kop” stands at football stadiums; formal – stained glass windows, statues, etc., and the numerous and diverse places where they were located: cathedrals, town squares, public schools and universities. The growth of the national press and the rise of literacy is dealt with in detail, as well as the telegraph, whose invention meant that news became available overnight. Space is given to discuss the expression of Victorian prosperity in public works. The part played by the established church is well documented and an insight is given into the contribution of Imperialism, patriotism and jingoism. All these factors explain the motivation for the memorials’ creation. The book is illustrated with photographs and articles from newspapers of the day. Appendices cover those who are not commemorated, lost memorials, those who unveiled the memorials, colonial involvement and more. Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 will appeal particularly to social historians and students of military and social history.
Author : A. C. Crossley
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781473382480
The idea of a school having an annual hunt seems odd to most people but then most people did not go to Eton. This fascinating guide to the most popular of field sports is a wonderful window into a life that few people know.
Author : Ralph Nevill
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547623960
"Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memories of Eton College" by Ralph Nevill. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : J. A. Mangan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135270414
As sport has grown, progressively replacing religion, in its power to excite passion, provide emotional escape, offer fraternal (and increasingly sororital) bonding, it has come to loom larger and larger in the lives of Europeans and others. It has become an inescapable reality linking public environment with intimate experience and thus offers the historian an opportunity to inspect and attempt to grasp all the dimensions of the recent past and their relative share in individual and collective experience. This collection considers the evolution of modern sport in Europe and examines its role in shaping masculine identity.
Author : J. A. Mangan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Middle class
ISBN : 0714682292
A selection of essays exploring the role of social institutions and political, economic and technological change in shaping the sport of middle class Victorians and Edwardians.
Author : Gordon Bowker
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781405528054
George Orwell was one of the greatest writers England produced in the last century. He left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101.' His reputation rests not only on his political shrewdness and his sharp satires (Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four) but also on his marvellously clear style and superb essays, which rank with the best ever written. Gordon Bowker's new biography, written to coincide with Orwell's centenary, includes fascinating new material which brings his life into unfamiliar focus. He writes revealingly about Orwell's family background; the lasting influence of Eton on his work and character; his superstitious streak and youthful flirtation with black magic; and his chaotic and reckless sex life, which included at least one homoerotic relationship. It highlights the strange circumstances of his first marriage and provides remarkable new evidence of his experiences in Spain and their nightmarish consequences. It also offers a fresh look at his peculiar deathbed marriage to a woman fifteen years his junior. All this has enabled Bowker to give Orwell's life a brilliantly fresh and distinctive interpretation.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : English newspapers
ISBN : UOM:39015067277916
"A guide to the press of the United Kingdom and to the principal publications of Europe, Australia, the Far East, Gulf States, and the U.S.A.
Author : Graham Curry,Eric Dunning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317573494
This book presents a synthesis of the work on early football undertaken by the authors over the past two decades. It explores aspects of a figurational approach to sociology to examine the early development of football rules in the middle part of the nineteenth century. The book tests Dunning’s status rivalry hypothesis to contest Harvey’s view of football’s development which stresses an influential sub-culture outside the public schools. Status Rivalry re-states the primacy of these latter institutions in the growth of football and without it the sport’s story would remain skewed and unbalanced for future generations.
Author : J.A. Mangan,Callum McKenzie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317969594
The late Victorian and Edwardian officer class viewed hunting and big game hunting in particular, as a sound preparation for imperial warfare. For the imperial officer in the making, the ‘blooding’ hunting ritual was a visible ‘hallmark’ of stirling martial masculinity. Sir Henry Newbolt, the period poet of subaltern self-sacrifice, typically considered hunting as essential for the creation of a ‘masculine sporting spirit’ necessary for the consolidation and extension of the empire. Hunting was seen as a manifestation of Darwinian masculinity that maintained a pre-ordained hierarchical order of superordinate and subordinate breeds. Militarism, Hunting, Imperialism examines these ideas under the following five sections: martial imperialism: the self-sacrificial subaltern ‘blooding’ the middle class martial male the imperial officer, hunting and war martial masculinity proclaimed and consolidated martial masculinity adapted and adjusted. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Author : Sara Wheeler
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812968927
A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Denys Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable Out of Africa. Now esteemed British biographer Sara Wheeler tells the truth about this extraordinarily charismatic adventurer. Born to an old aristocratic family that had gambled away most of its fortune, Finch Hatton grew up in a world of effortless elegance and boundless power. In 1910, searching for something new, he arrived in British East Africa and fell in love–with a continent, with a landscape, with a way of life that was about to change forever. In Nairobi, Finch Hatton met Karen Blixen and embarked on one of the great love affairs of the twentieth century. Intellectual equals, Finch Hatton and Blixen were genuine pioneers in a land that was quickly being transformed by violence, greed, and bigotry. Ever restless, Finch Hatton wandered into a career as a big-game hunter and became an expert bush pilot. Mesmerized all his life by the allure of freedom and danger, Finch Hatton was, writes Wheeler, “the open road made flesh.”
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112109659711