Sports & Recreation
Guides to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens
Read by Phil Benson
Various
Guides to the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens from the Chetham's Library Virtual Belle Vue Collection. The Belle Vue gardens opened in 1836 as …
Bicycling for Ladies
Read by Maria Kasper
Maria E. Ward
Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…
Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball
Read by Mark Harrington
Babe Ruth
This book is an autobiographical account by one of baseball's legendary names. Ruth writes about his introduction to the game in his youth i…
With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps
Read by Beeswaxcandle
Guy Mannering
A autobiographical account of climbs in the New Zealand Alps in the late nineteenth century. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
The Art of Badminton
Read by Rapunzelina
George Alan Thomas
An instructional guide to the sport of badminton, presented by a 21-time All-England champion! Also a two-time British chess champion, his s…