Project Gutenberg 2006-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 164 Meillac, Camille Les sports à la mode Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Bréville Christian and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Les sports à la mode" by Camille Meillac is a comprehensive exploration of sports written in the late 19th century. The work delves into various athletic activities, discussing their history, development, and overall significance in society. It reflects the rising interest in physical fitness and leisure during this period, particularly focusing on popular games and sports in France and their roots in antiquity. The opening of the book begins with a definition of sports, emphasizing their role as physical exercises that also cultivate moral qualities through enjoyment. It traces the history of sports from ancient times, starting with humans engaging in combat training and evolving to formalized athletic competitions in Greece and Rome. The narrative recounts the evolution of sports across different cultures, highlighting notable games and their cultural significance, leading into a discussion of sports in contemporary France, where traditional activities have given way to a more structured and rational approach to modern sports. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Sports GV Text FR Sports et loisirs Category: History - European Category: Sports/Hobbies 129034 2025-08-08T10:59:35.589273 text/html 128855 2025-01-08T11:42:22.377410 text/html 114006 2025-08-08T10:59:39.481244 application/epub+zip 114516 2025-08-08T10:59:37.073268 application/epub+zip 114517 2025-08-08T10:59:36.108280 application/epub+zip 215127 2025-08-08T10:59:41.329230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202614 2025-08-08T10:59:38.929255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177592 2022-09-09T11:37:01.237521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115518 2025-08-08T10:59:35.365277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113058 2006-11-18T15:19:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16869 2025-08-08T10:59:41.450236 application/rdf+xml 12121 2025-08-08T10:59:36.582255 image/jpeg 3350 2025-08-08T10:59:36.344270 image/jpeg 44518 2006-11-18T15:19:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 111880 2025-08-08T10:59:35.600265 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog