The little wonder : the remarkable history of Wisden /

John Wisden, at his peak known as 'The Little Wonder', was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the world's first overseas cricket tour. In 1864, after his retirement, Wisden published the first edition of the book that would make his name...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winder, Robert
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by David Kynaston; Introduction: In the Book; 1 The Birth Pang; 2 The Little Wonder; 3 Time to Say Grace; 4 Golden Times; 5 Somewhere in Flanders; 6 Beg your Pardon; 7 Summer Bottled; 8 Brothers in Arms; 9 Father and Son; 10 Across the Boundary; 11 End of an Era; 12 Nothing Must Go; 13 The Collectible; 14 Fin de Siècle; 15 All Change; 16 Footprints; Epilogue: 150 Not Out; Wisden Timeline; Acknowledgements; Image Section; Select Bibliography; Footnotes; eCopyright