Title Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale : sport, health and exercise in eighteenth-century England / Julia Allen

Published Cambridge, UK : Lutterworth Press, 2012

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Description viii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Introduction -- Exercise -- Dr Johnson & Mrs Thrale: some mainly medical notes -- Doing things "differently" -- Boxing --Cricket -- Dancing -- Root-racing, leaping and climbing -- Riding -- Skating -- Swimming -- Coach travel -- "Conclusion, in which nothing is concluded" Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Exercise -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. Sports -- Social aspects -- History -- 18th century. Sports -- Social aspects -- 18th century -- History. Sports -- England -- History -- 18th century. Sports -- England -- 18th century -- History. Sports -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. Exercise. Health -- history. Physical Fitness -- history. Sports -- history. SUBJECT England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043323 ISBN 0718892763 9780718892760

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