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\nWith a Foreword by REX STOUT  \nThe classic American manual togetherwith a glossary of terms,a summary ofthe British game,and—the editor's nota-ble literary discovery!—Lewis Carroll'svariant of the game,\"Castle Croquet,\"a text first published anonymously in1863,unknown and never before pub-lished in the United States.  \nTHE GAME OF CROQUETby Horace Elisha Scudder  \nEdited and augmented byPAUL SEABURYForeword by REX STOUT  \nUnder the pseudonym of R.Fellow,Mr.Scudder,who was then editor of theAtlantic Monthly,wrote the standardbook of rules for the game of croquet inAmerica.That was in 1865 and the basicrules of the game in America remain un-changed a century later.  \nIn his interesting and engaging in-troduction Professor Paul Seabury of theUniversity of California introduces Scud-der to a new public and traces the historyof the game in America.Its golden agedawned about the time that the Scuddertext appeared and croquet spread swiftlyacross the lawns of Eastern America,chiefly those of New England.A seeming-ly genteel game(at least to the uninitiat-ed),it perhaps was the first modern out-door competitive sport allowing forfemale participants.Like other such ac-tivities imported from England,whatcame as an aristocratic pastime becamequickly egalitarianized in the glare ofAmerican democracy.A spectator sportto no one except cripples,the aged,and(continued on back flap)  \n796.354 Scudder,HoraceSCUThe game ofcroquet  \ncl  \nARY  \nc1  \nBUTTE,MONTANA  \n一  \nAll residents are entitled to use the Library.  \nBooks are issued for two weeks and are subject torenewal for two additional weeks.  \nTwo cents a day is charged for all books kept over-time.  \nThe borrower is responsible for books charged onhis card.  \nAsk at the desk for further information.  \nhttps://archive.org/details/thegameofcroquet0000unse  \n# THE GAME OF CROQUET\n\nTHE GAME OF CROQUET  \n## ITS APPOINTMENT AND LAWS\n\nby Horace Elisha Scudder  \nEDITED AND AUGMENTED BYPaul Seabury  \nWITH A 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