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Charles Kingsley
Waters of Strife
Master-sweep Grimes meets a woman who knows more about him than he feels comfortable with.
by Charles Kingsley 1819-75
Sport and Sportsmen
Bass, Bat and Bull
John Nyren tells us about one of cricket’s truly great batsmen, John Small.
by John Nyren 1764-1837
Extracts from Literature
The Gossip in Gavrillac
The simple folk of Brittany know what it means when a nobleman calls himself godfather to an unknown infant.
by Rafael Sabatini 1875-1950
A Cricketer’s World
Leigh Hunt reflects on the civilising effect of the game of cricket.
by Leigh Hunt 1784-1859
Biographical Extracts
Leg Glance
A sportsman and an officer lays a wager that he can make a trigger-happy Irishman go barefoot in public.
by Samuel Rogers 1763-1855
William Shakespeare
Green for Jealousy
The scheming Iago warns Othello against falling victim to jealousy.
by William Shakespeare 1564-1616
