The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations

Name: The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations
Author: C. Stansfeld Hicks

by C. Stansfeld Hicks, John Nevil Maskelyne, Gordon Stables

Chapters

Details

Full title

The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations A Popular Encyclopædia for Boys

Language

Duration

Loading book content...

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-07-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Amusements -- Juvenile literature Games -- Juvenile literature Steam-engines -- Juvenile literature Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature Electricity -- Juvenile literature Chess -- Juvenile literature Dance -- Juvenile literature Gymnastics -- Juvenile literature Magic tricks -- Juvenile literature Ventriloquism -- Juvenile literature Woodwork -- Juvenile literature

About the authors

C. Stansfeld Hicks

Best remembered for a lively practical guide to small craft, this early boating writer brought together yacht sailing, canoeing, model yachting, and hands-on boatbuilding in one ambitious volume. His work has the feel of an enthusiast sharing what he knew with other people eager to get on the water.

View all books

John Nevil Maskelyne

1839–1917

A brilliant Victorian magician and inventor, he helped turn stage illusion into a modern theatrical art. His shows mixed clever engineering, showmanship, and a fascination with how easily the eye can be fooled.

View all books

Gordon Stables

1840–1910

A naval surgeon turned prolific adventure writer, he poured his love of travel, animals, and the outdoors into lively books for young readers. He is also remembered for commissioning an early leisure caravan, reflecting the restless, practical spirit that ran through both his life and his fiction.

View all books