Victorian Cyclist

Rambling Through Kent in 1886

Autor: Shirley Channing

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Editura: Ozaru Books

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Bicycles are so much a part of everyday life nowadays, it can be surprising to realize that for the...

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Autor

Shirley Channing

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2011

Pagini

300

EAN

9780955921971

ISBN

9780955921971

Enbook ID

07421663

Editura

Ozaru Books

Greutate

654

Dimensiuni

163 x 241 x 24

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Bicycles are so much a part of everyday life nowadays, it can be surprising to realize that for the late Victorians these "velocipedes" were a novelty disparaged as being unhealthy and unsafe - and that indeed tricycles were for a time seen as the format more likely to succeed. Some people however adopted the newfangled devices with alacrity, embarking on adventurous tours throughout the countryside. One of them documented his 'rambles' around East Kent in such detail that it is still possible to follow his routes on modern cycles, and compare the fauna and flora (and pubs!) with those he vividly described. In addition to providing today's cyclists with new historical routes to explore, and both naturalists and social historians with plenty of material for research, this fascinating book contains a special chapter on Lady Cyclists in the era before female emancipation, and an unintentionally humorous section instructing young gentlemen how to make their cycle and then ride it. It features over 200 illustrations, and is complemented by a fully updated website.

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