Polley, Martin – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:50:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Polley, Martin – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 On Your Marks https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/on-your-marks/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/on-your-marks/ A thoroughly entertaining anthology featuring all kinds of sports and the perfect gift for sports fans.

]]> A sparkling anthology celebrating sport in all its variety; from elite rugby and football to rural games on the village green, from an exclusive golf club to the sheer pleasure of a bicycle ride.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by sports historian, Professor Martin Polley.

A treat for sports fans, dip into this wide-ranging, entertaining collection of classic writing drawn from journalism, diaries, drama, fiction and more. On Your Marks spans from Elizabethan Shakespeare to twentieth-century George Orwell and features Daniel Defoe on horse racing, Jane Austen on baseball, Lewis Carroll on croquet and many more.

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