Project Gutenberg 2010-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 157 Belch, William Belch, W. (William) British Sports, for the Amusement of Children Produced by Roberta Staehlin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "British Sports, for the Amusement of Children" by William Belch is a children's publication written during the late 19th century. This book takes a vivid and descriptive approach to various traditional British sports, presenting them in a manner that aims to entertain and educate young readers. Its focus on activities such as hunting, racing, and fishing reflects a cultural interest in outdoor pastimes during this period. The content of the book features playful rhymes and illustrations, each dedicated to a specific sport. For instance, it discusses pheasant shooting, rabbit hunting, and horse racing, often highlighting the excitement and emotional tension inherent in these activities. The book presents these sports not only as entertaining pursuits but also underscores the various animals involved and the consequences of these activities. Overall, Belch introduces children to the world of British sports while subtly imparting lessons about nature and the ethics surrounding hunting and animal treatment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Hunting -- Juvenile poetry Sports -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: British Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 37929 2025-10-13T08:51:12.737764 text/html 34099 2010-05-20T08:33:16 text/html 974302 2025-10-13T08:51:18.144721 application/epub+zip 972814 2025-10-13T08:51:15.731727 application/epub+zip 79433 2025-10-13T08:51:14.538749 application/epub+zip 1096781 2025-10-13T08:51:19.794718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1087066 2025-10-13T08:51:17.381715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176855 2022-09-15T04:45:30.505642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24389 2025-10-13T08:51:12.390758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24252 2010-05-20T08:33:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18230 2025-10-13T08:51:19.915711 application/rdf+xml 16119 2025-10-13T08:51:15.030776 image/jpeg 3660 2025-10-13T08:51:14.784735 image/jpeg 883953 2010-05-20T08:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 8981 2010-05-20T08:33:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 961907 2025-10-13T08:51:12.774743 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