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The Boy's Own Book
A Complete Encyclopedia of all the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth
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This book stands out for its lively and engaging content, diverging from the era's typical focus on piety and moral instruction. Instead, it offers a delightful array of activities and pastimes that would have thrilled young readers in England and the United States, making it a refreshing alternative to the more didactic juvenile literature of its time.
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The Boy's Own Book, William Clarke
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- 2020
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- Title
- The Boy's Own Book
- Subtitle
- A Complete Encyclopedia of all the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Clarke
- Publisher
- Cosimo Classics
- Publisher
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 454
- ISBN13
- 9781646791576
- Category
- Encyclopedia
- Description
- This book stands out for its lively and engaging content, diverging from the era's typical focus on piety and moral instruction. Instead, it offers a delightful array of activities and pastimes that would have thrilled young readers in England and the United States, making it a refreshing alternative to the more didactic juvenile literature of its time.