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CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer and World Record Holder

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Description:Charles Burgess Fry, known as C. B. Fry was an English polymath; an outstanding sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an F.A. Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then world record for the long jump. But he was much more than a sportsman. He won a major scholarship to Oxford, where his friends numbered Max Beerbohm, Hilaire Belloc, and F.E. Smith. He wrote several books, including an autobiography and a novel, and he was one of the most successful journalists of his day. He was a friend of many prominent Labour and Liberal politicians, but flirted with Fascism, meeting Hitler in 1934. He tried out for Hollywood, represented India at the League of Nations, and stood for Parliament three times. ?A most incredible man . . . the most variously gifted Englishman of any age . . . the pre-eminent all-rounder, not merely of his own age but, so far as is measurable, of all English history.OCO John Arlott; ?This is a well-researched, well-rounded picture of one of EnglandOCOs great sporting heroes.OCO - Jeremy Paxman, Mail on Sunday; ?He has written what should come to be regarded as one of the very best sporting biographies. I could not put it down.OCO - Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph; ?This is a book that rises to its subjectOCOs level in fascination, entertainment and brilliance.OCO - Tim Rice, Literary Review"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer and World Record Holder. To get started finding CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer and World Record Holder, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 894

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Metro

Release: 2004

ISBN: 184358686X

Description: Charles Burgess Fry, known as C. B. Fry was an English polymath; an outstanding sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. Fry's achievements on the sporting field included representing England at both cricket and football, an F.A. Cup Final appearance for Southampton F.C. and equalling the then world record for the long jump. But he was much more than a sportsman. He won a major scholarship to Oxford, where his friends numbered Max Beerbohm, Hilaire Belloc, and F.E. Smith. He wrote several books, including an autobiography and a novel, and he was one of the most successful journalists of his day. He was a friend of many prominent Labour and Liberal politicians, but flirted with Fascism, meeting Hitler in 1934. He tried out for Hollywood, represented India at the League of Nations, and stood for Parliament three times. ?A most incredible man . . . the most variously gifted Englishman of any age . . . the pre-eminent all-rounder, not merely of his own age but, so far as is measurable, of all English history.OCO John Arlott; ?This is a well-researched, well-rounded picture of one of EnglandOCOs great sporting heroes.OCO - Jeremy Paxman, Mail on Sunday; ?He has written what should come to be regarded as one of the very best sporting biographies. I could not put it down.OCO - Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph; ?This is a book that rises to its subjectOCOs level in fascination, entertainment and brilliance.OCO - Tim Rice, Literary Review"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer and World Record Holder. To get started finding CB Fry: King of Sport - England's Greatest All Rounder; Captain of Cricket, Star Footballer and World Record Holder, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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