Project Gutenberg 2014-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 64 Gale, Norman 1862 1942 Gale, Norman R. (Norman Rowland) Cricket Songs Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Cricket Songs" by Norman Gale is a collection of humorous and light-hearted poems reflecting on the game of cricket, written in the late 19th century. This charming compilation encapsulates the spirit and culture surrounding cricket, celebrating teamwork, rivalries, and the joy of playing the sport, typical of that period's focus on leisure and games in British society. The poems in "Cricket Songs" are rich with playful language and vivid imagery, often personifying the cricket ball as a female and featuring references to notable players and matches. Through various verses, Gale captures moments of delight, frustration, and camaraderie associated with playing cricket, from the thrill of a remarkable performance to the despair of a dismal outing. Themes of nostalgia for the simplicity of youth, the intricacies of gameplay, and the rivalries between clubs are woven throughout the collection, making it a delightful read for cricket enthusiasts and those with a fondness for light verse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cricket -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 92052 92061 2024-09-19T16:56:45.272950 2023-09-20T12:51:42.719277 text/html text/html 95610 2014-11-14T19:04:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 129960 2014-11-14T19:04:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 144315 2024-09-19T16:56:48.547000 application/epub+zip 143402 2024-09-19T16:56:45.907937 application/epub+zip 82040 2024-09-19T16:56:45.584940 application/epub+zip 203359 2024-09-19T16:56:50.606926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184655 2024-09-19T16:56:48.214960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123553 2022-09-21T13:45:59.401671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54672 54501 2024-09-19T16:56:44.663956 2023-09-20T12:51:42.291290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54915 2014-11-14T19:04:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20636 2014-11-14T19:04:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18040 2024-09-19T16:56:50.734909 application/rdf+xml 16182 2024-09-19T16:56:45.664089 image/jpeg 2820 2024-09-19T16:56:45.623938 image/jpeg 130314 2024-09-19T16:56:45.283959 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