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Anthony Meredith - W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend - 9781445659596 - V9781445659596
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W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend

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Description for W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend Paperback. A modern account of the greatest cricketer of all time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGS; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
The achievements of the great Victorian cricketer continue to fascinate. Even a hundred years after his death he is still widely written about, not least because his highly combative style of play has such modern resonances. W.G. Grace: In the Steps of a Legend offers a very special approach to the enigma that is W.G.: an exploration that takes the reader on a series of journeys of discovery. As places of particular significance to Grace and his family are visited, so the story of this great sporting celebrity steadily unfolds. Highlights include visits to W.G.'s wedding, where ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445659596
SKU
V9781445659596
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 10 to 12 working days
Ref
99-15

About Anthony Meredith
Anthony Meredith has written widely on music, the theatre, the arts, Silverstone and cricket. A long-time member of M.C.C., he was for several years a regular contributor to The Cricketer. Other interests include music (major biographies on composers Malcolm Arnold, Malcolm Williamson and Richard Rodney Bennett) and dance - he was involved in creating scores for Northern Ballet's The Three ... Read more

Reviews for W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend
`Early biographers were mesmerized by Grace's celebrity... Meredith mischievously shreds the legend'
The Times Literary Supplement `This is entirely different from any other biography that I have read ... a really good read'
The Cricket Statistician

Goodreads reviews for W.G Grace: In the Steps of a Legend


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