Project Gutenberg 2013-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 188 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir Sambourne, Linley 1844 1910 Sambourne, E. Linley (Edward Linley) Mr. Punch's Book of Sport The Humour of Cricket, Football, Tennis, Polo, Croquet, Hockey, Racing, &c Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Neville Allen, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Punch's Book of Sport" by J. A. Hammerton and Linley Sambourne is a humorous collection related to various sports, likely composed during the late 19th century. This work specifically emphasizes the quintessential British love for athletics, offering a lighthearted exploration of sports such as cricket, football, tennis, and many others. The content is illustrated with witty drawings and clever commentary that highlights the follies and charms of sporting life. The opening of this collection sets the tone by showcasing the character of Mr. Punch, an iconic figure in British humor. It discusses Mr. Punch's jovial perspective on sports, asserting how humor pervades the culture of athletic pastimes in England. The text hints at a variety of illustrated anecdotes and jests that reveal the mishaps and idiosyncrasies associated with different games, thus inviting readers to revel in the joys of sportsmanship alongside the laughter it brings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43355/43355-h/images/i_cover.jpg en English wit and humor English wit and humor -- Periodicals Sports -- Anecdotes Sports -- Humor PN Text Humor Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring 210986 211273 2025-01-17T07:02:39.764697 2023-09-19T04:19:17.309350 text/html text/html 197745 2013-07-30T08:55:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5044804 2013-07-30T08:55:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5211857 2025-01-17T07:03:02.550617 application/epub+zip 5158397 2025-01-17T07:02:49.855664 application/epub+zip 123452 2025-01-17T07:02:40.840698 application/epub+zip 36523248 2024-12-18T08:20:01.426245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36430784 2024-12-18T08:19:36.874153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168989 2022-09-19T18:27:55.590275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118537 118333 2024-10-18T08:18:47.793316 2023-09-19T04:19:15.843344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 118548 2013-07-30T08:55:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45620 2013-07-30T08:55:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118542 2013-07-30T08:55:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45567 2013-07-30T08:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23284 2025-01-17T07:03:02.686573 application/rdf+xml 20225 2025-01-17T07:02:40.958678 image/jpeg 3572 2025-01-17T07:02:40.900667 image/jpeg 5044722 2025-01-17T07:02:40.252727 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia