Messenger, Christian K. ,1943- <br/><br/>
Sport and the spirit of play in American fiction : Hawthorne to Faulkner 
Christian K. Messenger 
 -  Columbia University Press New York  1981  1981 
 - xv, 369 p. ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0231051689 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American fiction - History and criticism<br/>Sports in literature<br/>Athletes in literature<br/>Play in literature<br/>Sports stories - History and criticism--PS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS374.S76M4