The Story of Swimming

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Susie Parr

Verlag:

Dewi Lewis Media

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: GN4G735

EAN: 9781905928071

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mo, 31.08.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 44.50

Beschreibung

A new wave of passion has emerged for open water swimming, but it is a British tradition that has deep roots. Susie Parr takes a chronological look at the social history of swimming from the earliest Roman written accounts, stories of Viking invaders, medieval and Elizabethan literature, medicinal seabathing in 18th century and the rise of Georgian and Regency watering holes such as Brighton. She follows the line of literary swimmers from Shelley to Murdoch and charts the boom of the British seaside resort in a fascinating and hugely enjoyable journey.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Susie Parr

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Format

Buch (Hardcover)

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