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The Cyclist's Anthology
Excerpt:
Contents
Contents | Introduction | Sample 1: A Passage to India (E.M. Forster, 1924) | Sample 2: Tandem Trouble, 1914 (Jerome K. Jerome) | Sample 3: Mulga Bill's Bicycle, 1896 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson)
Contents
Introduction
1: Learning to Ride
The Nothing of the Day, 1819 ~ John Keats 9
A Curious Invention, 1819 ~ Ackerman’s Repository 9
On Learning to Dismount, 1893 ~ Mark Twain 11
A Wobbling Will vs A Wobbling Wheel, 1895 ~ Frances Willard 15
Education of the Nerves, 1896 ~ Munsey’s Magazine 18
Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, 1896 ~ A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson 20
The Bruises Tell the Story, 1896 ~ H.G. Wells 22
Boy Scouts on Bicycles, 1918 ~ D.G. Dollery 25
Learn to Ankle Your BSA Bicycle, 1945 ~ BSA Bicycles Ltd 26
Goodnight, Mister Tom, 1945 ~ Michelle Magorian 27
Cycling is Grand Fun, 1959 ~ Andrew Crawford 29
Call the Midwife, 1950s ~ Jennifer Worth 31
Riding a Bike, 2009 ~ Ronald Chapman 33
2: Cycling for All
The Costume of Women, 1895 ~ Frances Willard 35
On Cycling in Corsets, 1896 ~ Munsey’s Magazine 36
Sherlock Holmes & the Solitary Cyclist, 1903 ~ Arthur Conan Doyle 39
Perfect in Every Part, 1920 ~ BSA Bicycles 41
Keeping Up Appearances, 1930 ~ Somerset Maugham 42
Billy Bunter Stops the Cycling Thief, 1933 ~ Frank Richards 44
Myfanwy, 1940 ~ John Betjeman 47
Schwinn – For the Ride of a Lifetime, 1941 ~ Arnold, Schwinn & Co 48
Soldiers Need Bicycles, 1944 ~ BSA Bicycles Ltd 50
The Patriotic Duty of All Cyclists, 1944 ~ John Bull Rubber Co 50
3: Cycle Touring
A New Enigma, 1787 ~ ‘Observator’ 52
A Very Trying Road, 1874 ~ Text Book for Riders 53
The Right Accessories, 1882 ~ James Sturmey 53
Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two), 1892 ~ Harry Dacre 54
No Pain, No Gain, 1898 ~ Elizabeth Robins Pennell 56
Ingenious Solutions to Unexpected Problems, 1899 ~ George Foster 59
Spinning Along in Splendid Fashion, 1900 ~ R.H. Morton 65
One Candle Power, 1901 ~ Marcus Tindal 67
Tandem Trouble, 1914 ~ Jerome K. Jerome 68
Europe en vélo, 1929 ~ Jean Bell 71
On Being a Goddam Nut-Case, 1963 ~ Dervla Murphy 75
The Towpath Less Travelled, 1987 ~ Eric Newby 77
‘What this bike needs is...’, 1987 ~ Quentin Blake 79
Maybe Alone on my Bike, 1975 ~ William Stafford 80
Riding Every Inch of the Way, 2010 ~ Stephen Lord & Chris Scott 80
A Bike Ride Through the Countryside ~ Elizabeth Shield 82
What-Ifs in Myanmar, 2014 ~ Stephen Fabes 84
4: The Sport of Cycling
An Early Cycling Record, 1871 87
Racing With Style, 1890 ~ Hewitt Griffin 89
La France Sportive, 1926 ~ Ernest Hemingway 89
Steel Grandpa, 1951 ~ Sports Illustrated 91
Bradley Wiggins – A hunger within, 2012 ~ Bradley Wiggins 95
5: Working Bikes
British Army Regulations for the Training of Cyclists, 1911 ~ HMSO 98
The Cyclists of the Signal Corps, 1915 ~ Sir John French 98
Reconstructing the Crime, 1931 ~ Dorothy L. Sayers 101
Tradesman’s Carry-All Carrier, 1936 ~ Three Spires 104
An Ode to Bicycles, 1956 ~ Pablo Neruda 105
The Cycle Courier’s Instinct, 2015 ~ Jon Day 107
6: City Cycling
The Fittest Use of the Bicycle, 1870 ~ Charles Spencer 109
Dangerous Wide Spaces, 1897 ~ Mrs F. Harcourt Williamson 110
London Through the Eyes of a Poet, 1914 ~ Edward Thomas 111
A Passage to India, 1924 ~ E.M. Forster 119
Spring Morning Commute, 2014 ~ Rick Brown 121
Tackling Delhi, 2013 ~ Hugh Bergin 123
7: Extreme Cycling
On the Wheels of Love, 1882 ~ H.J. Swindley 124
The Bicycle as Spirit-Level, 1893 ~ Mark Twain 126
Over the Gobi Desert, 1894 ~ Thomas Gaskell Allen, Jr & William Lewis Sachtleben 126
On Being Hurled Through Space (Euclidian), 1895 ~ George Bernard Shaw 131
All Pace and Fizzle, 1896 ~ H.G. Wells 132
Taking a Header, 1898 ~ Elizabeth Robins Pennell 134
A Cycle Tour in Kashmir, 1900 ~ R.H. Morton 135
Self Protection on a Cycle, 1901 ~ Marcus Tindal 136
Sherlock Holmes Reads the Tyre Tracks, 1904 ~ Arthur Conan Doyle 137
The Hunt for the Right Saddle, 1914 ~ Jerome K. Jerome 140
William the Determined, 1922 ~ Richmal Crompton 141
Numerous Ups and Downs, 1922 ~ Ward Lock Red Guide 148
A Reckless Ride, 1936 ~ D.H. Lawrence 149 Empire of the Sun, 1941 ~ J.G. Ballard 153
A Wounded Passenger, 1944 ~ Shirley Hughes 154
Bibliography 157
Index 160
The Cyclist's Anthology
Excerpts:
- Contents
- Introduction
- Sample 1: A Passage to India (E.M. Forster, 1924)
- Sample 2: Tandem Trouble, 1914 (Jerome K. Jerome)
- Sample 3: Mulga Bill's Bicycle, 1896 (A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson)
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