- The first, and only, critical edition of Baden-Powell's bestselling manual, Scouting for Boys
- The editorial material reveals the true complexity of this fascinating book: its literary and anti-literary qualities; its advice on male bonding and masculinity; and its intertwining of the health of the body, the nation, and the empire
- Notes relate the book to the many sources which informed it, from Kipling to Samuel Smiles (author of Self-Help), woodcraft lore to detective fiction, and amateur theatre to sex manuals
- Baden-Powell's original advice about masturbation, cut from the original, and all subsequent editions of Scouting for Boys, appears as an Appendix
- All Baden-Powell's illustrations for the first edition are included
Scouting for Boys
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- The first, and only, critical edition of Baden-Powell's bestselling manual, Scouting for Boys
- The editorial material reveals the true complexity of this fascinating book: its literary and anti-literary qualities; its advice on male bonding and masculinity; and its intertwining of the health of the body, the nation, and the empire
- Notes relate the book to the many sources which informed it, from Kipling to Samuel Smiles (author of Self-Help), woodcraft lore to detective fiction, and amateur theatre to sex manuals
- Baden-Powell's original advice about masturbation, cut from the original, and all subsequent editions of Scouting for Boys, appears as an Appendix
- All Baden-Powell's illustrations for the first edition are included