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|Year=1799 | |Year=1799 | ||
|Year Number=1 | |||
|Headline=Historical Novel, Set in About 1650, Refers to Cricket, Base-ball | |||
|Salience=2 | |Salience=2 | ||
|Tags=Fiction | |Tags=Fiction, | ||
| | |Country=England | ||
|Coordinates=52.3555177, -1.1743197000000691 | |||
|Game=Base-ball, cricket | |||
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective | |||
|Age of Players=Adult | |||
|Text=<p> </p> | |||
<p>A character recalls how, when his clerkship to a lawyer ended, a former playmate took his leave by saying:</p> | <p>A character recalls how, when his clerkship to a lawyer ended, a former playmate took his leave by saying:</p> | ||
<p>"Ah! no more cricket, no more base-ball, they are sending me to Geneva." </p> | <p>"Ah! no more cricket, no more base-ball, they are sending me to Geneva."</p> | ||
<p>David Block (page 183) notes that Cooke was in correspondence with Jane Austen in 1798, when both were evidently writing novels containing references to base-ball. | <p>David Block (BBWKI, page 183) notes that Cooke was in correspondence with her cousin Jane Austen in 1798, when both were evidently writing novels containing references to base-ball. Also submitted 8/19/06 by Ian Maun.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Cooke, Cassandra, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Battleridge" an Historical tale, Founded on facts. In Two Volumes. By a Lady of Quality</span> (G. Cawthorn, London, 1799).</p> | |||
|Submitted by=David Block; Ian Maun | |||
|Submission Note=19CBB Posting 8/18/2015; 8/6/2006 | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
| | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Historical Novel, Set in About 1650, Refers to Cricket, Base-ball
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Tags | FictionFiction |
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City/State/Country: | England |
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Game | Base-ball, cricketBase-ball, cricket |
Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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A character recalls how, when his clerkship to a lawyer ended, a former playmate took his leave by saying: "Ah! no more cricket, no more base-ball, they are sending me to Geneva." David Block (BBWKI, page 183) notes that Cooke was in correspondence with her cousin Jane Austen in 1798, when both were evidently writing novels containing references to base-ball. Also submitted 8/19/06 by Ian Maun. |
Sources | Cooke, Cassandra, Battleridge" an Historical tale, Founded on facts. In Two Volumes. By a Lady of Quality (G. Cawthorn, London, 1799). |
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Submitted by | David Block; Ian Maun |
Submission Note | 19CBB Posting 8/18/2015; 8/6/2006 |
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1799.1 Historical Novel, Set in About 1650, Refers to Cricket, Base-ball"
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