TY - BOOK ID - 138765478 TI - Croquet and its influences on Victorian society PY - 2013 SN - 0773418288 9780773418288 PB - Lewiston The Edwin Mellen Press DB - UniCat KW - Croquet -- History. KW - Croquet. KW - Sports and recreation. KW - Croquet KW - History KW - Social aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138765478 AB - The work argues that the ascendency of croquet as a popular sport in England during the middle to late nineteenth century was a direct result of class. He traces the history of the sport and finds that it was one of if not the first sport that men and women could enjoy together. The game initially had an elite social status attached to it: it was first seen as a game suitable for the British gentry, especially for those families whose estates had extensive lawns, or for families wealthy enough to join croquet clubs. It attracted many people because it had a certain 'snob' appeal. ER -