Project Gutenberg 2018-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 161 Dwight, James 1852 1917 05023538 Lawn-tennis Produced by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, Chris Jordan 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.) "Lawn-tennis" by James Dwight is a sports manual written in the late 19th century. This instructional publication is designed for beginners and those new to the game of lawn tennis, providing comprehensive guidance on how to learn and play effectively. The book also likely offers insights gained from Dwight’s own experiences and studies of the game against well-known players, particularly the Champion, William Renshaw. The opening of this manual lays the foundation for understanding tennis as a discipline, emphasizing the importance of good practices, techniques, and fundamental strokes for beginners. Dwight discusses effective learning methods, such as watching skilled players and practicing against a wall to develop proper form and strokes. He also details the importance of mastering different strokes, including the service, volleys, and the positioning of both players in the court. Ultimately, Dwight's focus is on building a strong foundation in technique and strategy for aspiring tennis players as they embark on their journey into the sport. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tennis GV Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 216168 2025-06-23T08:16:52.527827 text/html 213081 2018-10-19T14:56:14 text/html 652085 2025-06-23T08:16:58.323835 application/epub+zip 650783 2025-06-23T08:16:53.634854 application/epub+zip 143403 2025-06-23T08:16:53.080886 application/epub+zip 712951 2025-06-23T08:17:01.757778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684374 2025-06-23T08:16:57.755808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179549 2022-09-26T10:25:12.041888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169652 2025-06-23T08:16:51.951802 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169894 2018-10-19T14:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18242 2025-06-23T08:17:01.915775 application/rdf+xml 18916 2025-06-23T08:16:53.185790 image/jpeg 2460 2025-06-23T08:16:53.132786 image/jpeg 57750 2018-10-19T14:56:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 618074 2018-10-19T14:56:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 621841 2025-06-23T08:16:52.600882 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