Scouting for Boys: The Original 1908 Edition »

Elleke Boehmer is Professor of Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature at Nottingham Trent University. She is the author of many books and articles on postcolonial writing and theory. She has also written short stories and three novels, most recently Bloodlines.

This blueprint for the Boy Scout movement not only provides energetic tips on camping, tracking, and woodcraft, but offers proper Victorian-era advice on manners, self-discipline, and good citizenship. Includes the original illustrations.

Part I
Scoutcraft and Scout Law
Part II
Observations-and Tracking
Woodcraft and Knowledge of Animals
Part III
Campaigning and Camp Life
Pioneering and Resourcefulness
Part IV
Endurance and Health
Chivalry and Brave Deeds
Discipline
Part V
Saving Life and First-Aid
Patriotism and Loyalty
Part VI
Scouting Games, Competitions, and Plays
Words to Instructors