Recollections of Rugby - Couverture souple

An Old Rugbaean; Newmarch, Charles Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437069290 ISBN 13 : 9781437069297

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2008

Synopsis

Recollections Of Rugby (1848) is a memoir written by an anonymous author who identifies themselves only as ""An Old Rugbaean."" The book is a firsthand account of the author's experiences as a student at Rugby School, one of the most prestigious and influential public schools in England during the mid-19th century.The author provides a detailed description of the school's academic and athletic programs, as well as its social hierarchy and traditions. The book is particularly notable for its vivid descriptions of the school's rugby football program, which was in its early stages of development at the time of the author's attendance. The author describes the rules and tactics of the game, as well as the intense physical and emotional experiences of playing rugby at a high level.In addition to its insights into the early history of rugby football, Recollections Of Rugby also provides a fascinating glimpse into the culture and values of the English public school system during the Victorian era. The author discusses the importance of character development, discipline, and moral education, as well as the role of sports and physical activity in shaping young men's bodies and minds.Overall, Recollections Of Rugby is a valuable historical document that sheds light on a pivotal moment in the development of one of the world's most popular sports, as well as the social and cultural context in which it emerged.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437069290
• ISBN 13: 9781437069297
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 188
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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