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Following the success of The Walker’s Anthology and The Railway Anthology, we’re continuing this series and applying the same formula to the subject of cycling and journeys by bicycle. We draw on the writings of more than 50 literary figures and famous personalities on the subject of cycling and journeys by bicycle – J.G. Ballard, John Betjeman, Quentin Blake, Arthur Conan Doyle, E.M. Forster, Ernest Hemingway, Jerome K Jerome, D.H. Lawrence, Somerset Maugham, Dervla Murphy, Eric Newby, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain, H.G. Wells and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins among many others.

This entertaining hardback anthology will appeal to cyclists and armchair travelers alike and make the perfect gift.

Nicky Slade has worked in publishing since graduating with a degree in English and Linguistics. She particularly enjoys cycling with her husband and sons in the beautiful South Downs National Park around her home in West Sussex, UK.

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

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The Cyclist's Anthology

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