Project Gutenberg 2013-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 149 Routledge, Edmund 1843 1899 Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopædia of Sports and Amusements Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopædia of Sports and Amusements" by Routledge is a comprehensive guide on traditional games and sports written in the late 19th century. This book serves as an extensive resource for boys, covering a wide range of outdoor and indoor games, activities, and amusements designed to promote physical activity, teamwork, and fun. The wealth of illustrations and detailed descriptions reflects a time when such activities played a significant role in childhood leisure. The opening of the book introduces the editors' preface, outlining the changes and revisions made since the first edition, emphasizing the book's aim to stay current with national sports and pastimes. It highlights contributions from various authorities, indicating a collaborative effort to compile a detailed reference on sports for boys. Specific sections introduce easy games to play without toys, featuring popular activities like "Hop, Step and Jump," "Hopscotch," and "I Spy," along with their rules and playful contexts, showcasing both the simplicity and enjoyment of traditional games from that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42172/42172-h/images/cover.jpg en Amusements Handicraft for boys Sports GV Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring 2312831 2313477 2024-09-17T15:41:11.819415 2023-09-18T10:22:01.079877 text/html text/html 2302096 2020-07-19T14:19:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 18883946 2020-07-19T14:19:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20937018 2024-09-17T15:42:01.464203 application/epub+zip 20956851 2024-09-17T15:41:24.585355 application/epub+zip 876090 2024-09-17T15:41:17.574412 application/epub+zip 21853557 2024-09-17T15:42:23.286234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21629713 2024-09-17T15:41:52.826271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1291292 2022-09-19T09:32:57.271786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1845525 2024-09-17T15:41:03.119480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1853050 2013-02-23T10:09:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 653042 2013-02-23T10:12:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1845144 2013-02-23T10:11:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 651448 2013-02-23T10:12:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1845413 2013-02-23T10:11:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 651256 2013-02-23T10:12:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22032 2024-09-17T15:42:23.565056 application/rdf+xml 25550 2024-09-17T15:41:17.963397 image/jpeg 3780 2024-09-17T15:41:17.773394 image/jpeg 18926338 2024-09-17T15:41:13.694410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog