An Athletics Compendium

Adult 'Fiction L 77 - 90 Trow, M. J. 77 Lestrade and the deadly game. London: Constable, 1990. 240p ISBN: 0-09-469720-5 BL: NOV.l990/1301 Humorous crime novel set at the ]90d Olympic Games, including descriptions of Halswelle's AOOm and Dorando'smarathon. Vacha, Robert 78 Moscow 1980. LondonS:tar, 1979. 265p; pbk ISBN: 0-352-30258-5 BL: X.708/21849 Politics and internationailntrigue inthe run-up tohe 1960 Olympics. Walker, David H. 79 Geordie. London: Collins, 1950. 192p BL: NNN.874 A Highlander, Geordie MacTaggart, eventually wins the Olympic shot. Tlhaeter film, starringBill Travers, changed Geordie's event htaommer. 80 Come back, Geordie. London: Collins, 1966. 221p BL: Nov.8669 A weak sequel to 'Geordie'. Walsh, Maurice 81 The small dark man. London: W. & R. Chambers, 1929. 304p BL: NN.16031 Set in the Highlands, this novel has ten pages of athletics content. Warren, PatriciaNell 82 The front runner. London: Bantam, 1976. 314p; pbk Originally published: New York: Morrow1,974 ISBN: 0-552-10286-5 BL: H.77/26 Harlan Brown narrates thsetory of how he trained BillySive into abright longdistance prospect for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Waugh, Evelyn 83 Decline and falla: n illustrated novelette. London: Chapman & Hall, 1928. xii, 288p BL: Cup.407.ff.31 Includes the famousaccount of sports day at Dr Pagan's school. Weatherby,William J. 84 Chariots of fire:a true story / based on the screenplabyy Colin Welland. London: Granada, 1982. 126p; illus; pbk ISBN; 0-586-05776-5 BL: H.84/999 Based onthe Oscar-winning film. # Short Stories— Single Author Collections Beachcroft,T. O. 85 A young man in haurry, and other stories. London: Boriswood, 1934. 255p BL: NN.22503 The title story is based on an athlete's life; also contains 'The half-mile'. Cheever,John 86 The enormous radio, and other stories. London: Gollancz, 1953. 237p BL: 12651.1.22 The story '0 youatnhd beauty!' has as its subject a former track star, ahurdler, who cannot come to terms witlhife after sport. Doyle,Arthur Conan 87 The return of SherlocHk olmes. London: Newnes, 1905. 403p BL: 012631.aa.26 In 'The adventure of ththeree studentsH' olmes solves a mystery through observatiofnlong-jump details. Harraden,Beatrice 88 Untold tales of thepast; with drawings by H. R. Millar. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1897. viii, 27Ip BL: 12626.e.l7 Includes 'The garlandof wild olives' about the Olympic Games in 400BC. Horler,Sydney 89 Dying to live, and other stories. London: Hutchinson, 1935. 288p BL: NN.24072 'Good for Geekie', written in 1916, has anathletics theme. Morrison,Arthur 90 Martin Hewitt, investigator. London: Ward & Lock, 1894. 324p BL: 012629.gg.l 'The loss ofSammy Throckett', firpsutblished in the Strand (March to September 18>94) is about a professional sprinter. [ 163 ]