Sandiford, Keith A. P
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Hardback
207 pages
Illustrations
Published: 1994
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
ISBN / EAN: 1859280897
A contribution to the social history of 19th-century England, examining cricket's emergence as the national sport and its rapid spread to the rest of the empire. Emphasizes the relationship of the game to the Victorian mores and ethos and the role of rel