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Thomas Hughes was an adherent of Muscular Christianity, a philosophical movement of the nineteenth century. which promoted a belief in patriotic duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, masculinity, and the moral and physical beauty of athleticism. Thomas…

A didactic school story, Tom Brown's Schooldays was intended to instill young boys in the tradition of British masculinity, through providing positive examples of tenacity, athletics, and schoolboy bravery. Thomas Hughes was an adherent of Muscular…

The second in the series by Winn Standish, Captain Jack Lorimer or the Young Athletes of Millvale High tells the story of Jack Lorimer, a young athlete. From the original sales sheet: "Jack Lorimer is a fine example of the all-around American…