Sports & Recreation
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…
A Ball Player's Career
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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…
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…
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…
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…
The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific
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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…
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 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…
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…
Camp and Trail
Read by Ted Lienhart
Stewart Edward White
Stewart Edward White was a popular and respected novelist who set his stories on the western frontier and in the wilderness. For his novels …
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…
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 …
Bicycling for Ladies
Read by Maria Kasper
Maria E. Ward
Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps
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Guy Mannering
A autobiographical account of climbs in the New Zealand Alps in the late nineteenth century. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle