Description
Book SynopsisDrawing in an eclectic range of primary and secondary sources, Chaplin reveals how darts was transformed during the interwar years to become one of the most popular recreations in England, not just among the working classes but even (to some extent) among the middle and upper classes. -- .
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
General editor's foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The origin of Darts
2 The game of darts in England 1900-1918
3 Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public house 1900-1939
4 The organisation and standardisation of darts in the interwar years
5 The darts industry from the late nineteenth century to 1939
6 The darts craze of the 1930s
Conclusion
Appendices
A. Declared aims of the National Darts Association
B. Official National Darts Association rules
Bibliography
Index
