Table of Contents

Sport in Victorian England; sport, festivity and celebration; conflicts; the media; sportsmanship; sporting stars; rivalries; global impact.

About the Author

Mike Huggins is Emeritus Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cumbria. His many books include, most recently, Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century (Boydell, 2018) and the edited collection, with Rob Hess, Match Fixing and Sport: Historical Perspectives (Routledge, 2019).

Reviews

Written with authority, based on an astonishing volume and variety of source material, and with enthusiasm that can easily infect the reader.
*Economic History Review*

[I]t has much value as an introduction to the basic themes that historians of sport have explored.
*The International History Review*

Huggins's great strength in this book is to bring order to detail. He shows us sport through social class, as well as its importance to the individual ... in a methodical and generally satisfying manner...many more should gain a valuable sense of how their chosen specialty fits ... The Victorians and Sport will make for a great start.
*James W. Martens*