Lawn Tennis for Ladies

Project Gutenberg's Lawn Tennis for Ladies, by Mrs. Lambert ChambersThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Lawn Tennis for LadiesAuthor: Mrs. Lambert ChambersRelease Date: February 6, 2004 [EBook #10961]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LAWN TENNIS FOR LADIES ***Produced by Sjaani, Michael Ciesielski, Garrett Alley and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team[Illustration: Mrs. Lambert Chambers]LAWN TENNIS FOR LADIESBYMRS. LAMBERT CHAMBERSWITH TWENTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONSFirst published in 1910, LondonTO MY FATHER WHOSE KEENNESS AND ENCOURAGEMENT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH AGREAT HELP TO ME DURING MY LAWN TENNIS CAREERPREFACEAs a rule an author writes a preface to explain or to apologize for abook. I shall do neither: I have tried to explain my meaning simply andclearly in the book itself, and I am optimistic enough to think that myfavourite game is too popular to require an apology for increasing itsliterature, however unpretentious the attempt may be. Moreover, I amstill too much affected by the "brilliant and feverish glow" ofenthusiasm to dream of offering one.Two things only I wish to say. First, that I am writing with no academicpride, but only with a passionate fondness for ...