Kings of the Hunting-Field - Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses

Kings of the Hunting-Field - Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses

Author: Thormanby

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-09-21

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 1473342007

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This is a fascinating work, originally published in 1899 contains a collection of biographies and brilliantly entertaining anecdotes from the cream of the hunting elite in the United Kingdom during the Victorian period. Chapters include: The Fathers of Foxhunting, John Peel, Lord Forester, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), The Dukes of Rutland, George Lane Fox and The Masters of the Devon and Somerset, just to name a few. This fine work is still of great value and would be a wonderful addition to the historian of foxhunting. This work is being republished with a brand new introductory essay on Fox hunting.


Sport in Britain

Sport in Britain

Author: Richard William Cox

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780719025921

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British Sport - a Bibliography to 2000

British Sport - a Bibliography to 2000

Author: Richard Cox

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-16

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1135287775

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Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.


British Sport: Biographical studies of British sportsmen, sportswomen, and animals

British Sport: Biographical studies of British sportsmen, sportswomen, and animals

Author: Richard William Cox

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9780714652528

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Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.


The Master of Hounds

The Master of Hounds

Author: G. F. Underhill

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1473338697

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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the position of "Master of Hounds" in fox hunting, with information on duties and expectations, details of notable historical figures, descriptions of common problems within a pack, and much more. Timeless and insightful, this volume will be of considerable value to those with an interest in the history of fox hunting, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of hunting literature. Contents include: "The Modern School of Fox-Hunting", "The Disguised Friends and Enemies of Hunting", "Famous Masters of the Nineteenth Century", "The Master's Expenses", "Criticisms of His Followers", "Famous Critics of Masters of Hounds", "The Huntsman's Point of View", "Some Views of a Master of Otterhounds", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting. Originally published in 1903.