Equestrian Knowledge and the Middle-Class Man, Or the Peculiar Merits of Falling Off

Authors

  • Susanna Ryan

Keywords:

horses, equestrian, sport, sporting literature, sport in literature, nineteenth century, horse-riding

Abstract

  

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Published

2020-06-11

How to Cite

Ryan, S. (2020). Equestrian Knowledge and the Middle-Class Man, Or the Peculiar Merits of Falling Off. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 9(1), 145-171. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13886