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Fictional "Up-Country" Location Cites Bass-Ball and Wicket
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | FictionFiction |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Wicket, Base BallWicket, Base Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | JuvenileJuvenile |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "Both houses were close by the road, and the road was narrow; but on either side was a strip of grass, and in process of time, I appeared and began ball-playing upon the green strip, on the west side of the road. At these times, on summer mornings, when we were getting well warm at bass-ball or wicket, my grandfather would be seen coming out of his little swing-gate, with a big hat aforesaid, and a cane. He enjoyed the game as much as the youngest of us, but came mainly to see fair play, and decide mooted points." There is a second incidental reference to wicket: "this is why it is pleasant to ride, walk, play at wicket, or mingle in city crowds" . . . [i.e., to escape endless introspection]. Ibid, page 90. |
| Sources | L.W. Mansfield (writing under the pseudonym "Z. P.," or Zachary Pundison) Up-country Letters (D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1852), page 277 and page 90. |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Provided by David Block notes: "This is a published collection of letters that includes one dated March 1851, entitled 'Mr. Pundison's Grandfather.' In it the author is reminiscing about events of 20 years earlier." Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | It might be informative to learn whether this novel has a particular setting (wicket is only known in selected areas) and/or where author Mansfield lived. Is it clear that the setting is the United States? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | David Block, 2/27/2008 |
| Submission Note | |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1852.10 Fictional "Up-Country" Location Cites Bass-Ball and Wicket"
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