Sports & Recreation

Bert's Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking

Read by Curt Walton


Edmund Bert


An approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking. Divided into three Bookes. The first teacheth, How to make a short-winged Hawke good, with good …

Forty Seasons of First-Class Cricket

Read by Phil Benson


Richard Gorton Barlow


R. G. "Dick" Barlow was one of the most accomplished all-round cricketers of the late 19th Century. For many years he opened the b…

The Birth of Professional Rugby League in Australia: A selection from the Sydne…

Read by Phil Benson


Sydney Morning Herald


In early 1907 the world of Australian rugby was rocked by the news that a professional New Zealand All Blacks team was set to tour the north…

With Swag and Billy: A Guide to Walking Trips in Tourist Districts of New South…

Read by Phil Benson


Henry J. Tompkins


A guide to hikes around Sydney, Australia, from the early years of the twentieth century. In 1895, Henry J. Tompkins and William Mogford Ham…

My Thirty Years In Baseball

Read by Cavaet


John McGraw and John Mcgraw


The autobiography of John Joseph McGraw, another one of the "greats" of baseball. McGraw, along with Casey Stengel, has managed t…

A Scientific and Practical Treatise on American Football for Schools and Colleg…

Read by Campbell Schelp


Henry L. Williams


Ever wondered how football has changed over the years? Look no further! This selection of rules, positions, and explanations of how football…

Amid the High Hills

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Sir Hugh Fraser


A regular contributor to magazines and periodicals on outdoor pursuits, in this work, Fraser discusses salmon fishing, deer stalking, fauna …

A Ball Player's Career

Read by Cavaet


Adrian C. Anson


The biography of one of the greatest players that the game of baseball of his era, in his own words. "Cap" Anson, quite probably b…

Base-Ball: How to Become a Player

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John Montgomery Ward


Base-Ball: How to Become a Player is a brief history of the game of baseball, with an explanation of the rules and positions. During the aud…

Toxophilus

Read by Clive Catterall


Roger Ascham


Toxophilus is a book about target archery using the English Longbow. The book is divided into two parts: The first part is an extended argum…

Guides to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens 1891-1917

Read by Phil Benson


Various


Guides to the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens from the Chetham's Library Virtual Belle Vue Collection. The Belle Vue gardens opened in 1836 as …

The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific

Read by Tatiana Chichilla


Lilian Whiting


Lilian Whiting, renowned journalist and editor, takes the reader on a grand circle tour of the American West. Beginning with Colorado, Ms. W…

The Complete Golfer

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Harry Vardon


Here is the complete book about golf, as played in the early 1900s. The author was a successful competitive golfer, winning The Open Champio…

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