Classic Golf Stories : Twenty-Six Incredible Tales from the Links,9781585747177

Classic Golf Stories : Twenty-Six Incredible Tales from the Links

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ISBN13: 9781585747177
ISBN10: 1585747173
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher(s): The Lyons Press
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Summary

In Classic Golf Stories, editor Jeff Silverman collects some of the best classic writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the rich history, tradition, agony, and ecstasy of one of our most enduring and endearing pastimes. With contributions from: P. G. Wodehouse, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bernard Darwin,Ring Lardner, Horace Hutchinson, Charles E. Van Loan, A. A. Milne, and many more.

Author Biography

Jeff Silverman, a former columnist for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and several national magazines

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
The Praise and Origin of Golf
1(12)
Sir W. G. Simpson
The Mystery of Golf
13(6)
Arnold Haultain
The Chicken; or, My First Introduction to the Ancient Game of Golf
19(8)
S. F. Outwood
Miss Carrington's Professional
27(24)
M. Gertrude Cundill
An Inland Voyage
51(6)
A. A. Milne
A Method of Play
57(8)
J. H. Taylor
Even Threes
65(34)
Owen Johnson
Good Resolutions
99(16)
Bernard Darwin
The Humorous Side of Golf
115(6)
A. W. Tillinghast
A Novel Golfing Match
121(10)
A. Niblick
A One-Ball Match
131(8)
Gerald Batchelor
Dormie One
139(34)
Holworthy Hall
Mathematics for Golfers
173(8)
Stephen Leacock
The Science of Golf Anonymous
181(4)
Hit the Ball
185(10)
Eddie Loos
A Lesson in Golf Anonymous
195(10)
A Mixed Threesome
205(28)
P. G. Wodehouse
Mr. Dooley on Golf
233(6)
Finley Peter Dunne
A Caddy's Diary
239(28)
Ring Lardner
How I Began to Play Golf
267(10)
Francis Ouimet
Shush!!!
277(8)
Ring Lardner
Etiquette and Behaviour
285(32)
Horace Hutchinson
Golf for Duffers
317(14)
Sir Henry Rider Haggard
Gentlemen, You Can't Go Through!
331(42)
Charles E. Van Loan
Aberdovey
373(14)
Bernard Darwin
Winter Dreams
387(38)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
About the Editor 425(2)
Sources 427

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