Project Gutenberg 2012-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 280 Greville, Violet, Lady 1842 1932 Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham Greville, baroness Greville, Lady (Violet) Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport Riding in Ireland and India, by the Lady Greville -- Hunting in the Shires -- Horses and their riders, by the Duchess of Newcastle -- The wife of the M. F. H., by Mrs. Chaworth Musters -- Fox-hunting -- Team and tandem driving, by Miss Rosie Anstruther Thomson -- Tigers I have shot, byt Mrs. C. Martelli -- Rifle-shooting, by Miss Leale -- Deer-stalking and deer-driving, by Diane Chasseresse -- Covert shooting, by Lady Boynton -- A kangaroo hunt, by Mrs. Jenkins -- Cycling, by Mrs. E. R. Pennell -- Punting, by Miss Sybil Salaman. Produced by Julia Miller 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.) "Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport" by Lady Violet Greville is a collection of essays focusing on various sporting activities, with a particular emphasis on female participation in traditionally male-dominated sports, written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of equestrianism, hunting, and outdoor pursuits, illustrating how women can embrace adventure and exercise while maintaining their femininity. Greville argues for the positive effects of sport on women's health and the harmony it brings to the relationship between men and women in these settings. The opening of the book features a preface that passionately discusses the importance of sport for women, emphasizing their ability to partake in outdoor activities with vigor, such as riding in the park or hunting. Lady Greville reflects on the enriching experiences that come from engaging with nature, highlighting the joys of horsemanship and the camaraderie that develops in the hunting field. She presents a vision of women as both capable and essential contributors to the sporting world, capable of refining the often coarse behavior associated with hunting while enjoying the physical and mental benefits of such pursuits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39025/39025-h/images/cover.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/39025/39025-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sports Women athletes Women hunters GV SK Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 308730 2025-06-16T03:39:27.812301 text/html 302933 2012-03-01T10:11:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 256401 2012-03-01T10:36:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 287392 2025-06-16T03:39:32.657324 application/epub+zip 292546 2025-06-16T03:39:28.672307 application/epub+zip 174224 2025-06-16T03:39:28.239275 application/epub+zip 380755 2025-06-16T03:39:35.862243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362885 2025-06-16T03:39:32.160275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245674 2022-09-17T18:09:06.314412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285559 2025-06-16T03:39:27.250304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285439 2012-03-01T10:10:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112492 2012-03-01T10:15:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285436 2012-03-01T10:09:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112444 2012-03-01T10:15:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22023 2025-06-16T03:39:36.022290 application/rdf+xml 15802 2025-06-16T03:39:28.329266 image/jpeg 2412 2025-06-16T03:39:28.283301 image/jpeg 259776 2025-06-16T03:39:27.865305 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 en.wikipedia