On Your Marks Selected Writings About All Kinds of Sports

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Publisher's Synopsis

A sparkling anthology celebrating sport in all its variety; from elite rugby and football to rural games on the village green, from an exclusive golf club to the sheer pleasure of a bicycle ride.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by sports historian, Professor Martin Polley.

A treat for sports fans, dip into this wide-ranging, entertaining collection of classic writing drawn from journalism, diaries, drama, fiction and more. On Your Marks spans from Elizabethan Shakespeare to twentieth-century George Orwell and features Daniel Defoe on horse racing, Jane Austen on baseball, Lewis Carroll on croquet and many more.

Book information

ISBN: 9781529075816
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Pub date:
DEWEY: 820.803579
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 142g
Height: 98mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 17mm