Project Gutenberg 2016-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 414 Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton) 1792 1850 Maxwell, William Hamilton The Field Book: or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Field Book: or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom" by W. H. Maxwell is a comprehensive guide on various sporting activities prevalent in the United Kingdom, written in the early 19th century. The book aims to consolidate both ancient and contemporary knowledge related to outdoor recreation such as hunting, fishing, and other rural pastimes, appealing to enthusiasts and practitioners of these activities. With an eye to blending historical context with modern advancements, it offers insights into the evolution of British sporting traditions. The opening of this work presents a thoughtful introduction by the compiler, expressing a lifelong passion for rural sports and a desire to sift through the plethora of existing literature on the subject. The author critiques earlier sporting texts for their outdated theories and redundancy, illustrating the need for a fresh compendium that balances historical anecdotes with modern practices. Additionally, he acknowledges the challenge of compressing a vast array of information into a single volume, hinting at the difficulty in covering all topics comprehensively while aiming for clarity and accessibility for the readers. Through this introduction, readers are set to explore a rich tapestry of British sports, guided by reliable sources and the author's enthusiastic insights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sports -- Great Britain Sports -- Dictionaries Amusements -- Great Britain SK Text Category: History - British Category: Sports/Hobbies 3009296 2025-08-21T11:18:12.301771 text/html 3011832 2024-10-23T01:30:02 text/html 15381114 2025-08-21T11:18:47.096604 application/epub+zip 15427334 2025-08-21T11:18:17.425702 application/epub+zip 1180947 2025-08-21T11:18:14.905758 application/epub+zip 16070434 2025-08-21T11:19:06.744468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16020865 2025-08-21T11:18:44.856636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1792074 2022-09-24T12:07:09.567414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2671614 2025-08-21T11:18:01.823811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2651615 2024-10-23T01:30:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17030 2025-08-21T11:19:06.963506 application/rdf+xml 9181 2025-08-21T11:18:15.174697 image/jpeg 1776 2025-08-21T11:18:15.046768 image/jpeg 14945314 2025-08-21T11:18:12.901755 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