Scouting for Boys
by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell
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A startling amalgam of Zulu war-cry and Sherlock Holmes, of practical tips on health and hygiene and object lessons in woodcraft, Scouting for Boys (1908) is the original blueprint and inspiration for the Boy Scout Movement. An all-time bestseller in the English-speaking world, second in its heyday only to the Bible, it is one of the most influential manuals for youth ever published, known and loved around the world.Including all of Baden-Powell's original illustrations, this new critical edition of Scouting for Boys serves up a wonderful hodge-podge of true crime stories, stern moralizing, st...
Chapters (516)
- SCOUTING FOR BOYS.
- CONTENTS OF THE PARTS.
- FOREWORD FOR INSTRUCTOR.
- PART I.—CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. SCOUTCRAFT.
- NOTE FOR INSTRUCTOR.
- FIRST EVENING: INDOORS.
- FOLLOWING DAY: MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
- MORNING.
- MORNING.
- AFTERNOON.
- EVENING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 1. MAFEKING BOY SCOUTS.
- SCOUTS' WORK.
- "KIM."
- BOOKS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 2. SUMMARY OF SCOUT'S COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
- WINTER'S STOB; OR, THE ELSDON MURDER.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 3. BOY SCOUTS' ORGANISATION.
- THE SCOUT'S OATH.
- SCOUT'S SALUTE AND SECRET SIGN.
- SCOUT'S UNIFORM.
- SCOUT'S WAR SONGS.
- THE SCOUTS' CHORUS.
- THE SCOUTS' RALLY.
- THE SCOUTS' CALL.
- PATROL SIGNS.
- SIGNS AND CALLS OF DIFFERENT PATROLS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 4. SCOUT LAW.
- THE SCOUT LAW.
- SCOUTING GAMES.
- In Town.
- SCOUTS' PLAY. POCAHONTAS; or, THE CAPTURE OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH.
- PART II.
- CHAPTER II. TRACKING;
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 5. OBSERVATION OF "SIGN."
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 6. SPOORING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 7. READING "SIGN" OR DEDUCTION.
- CHAPTER III. WOODCRAFT;
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 8. STALKING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—NO. 9. ANIMALS.
- CAMP-FIRE YARN.—No. 10. PLANTS.
- PART III
- CHAPTER IV. CAMP LIFE.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 11. PIONEERING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 12. CAMPING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 13. CAMP LIFE.
- CHAPTER V. CAMPAIGNING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 14. LIFE IN THE OPEN.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 15. PATHFINDING.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 16. INFORMATION BY SIGNAL.
- PART IV.
- ENDURANCE FOR SCOUTS.
- HINTS TO INSTRUCTORS. HOW TO HELP IN A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
- CHAPTER VI. ENDURANCE for SCOUTS;
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 17. HOW TO GROW STRONG.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 18. HEALTH-GIVING HABITS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 19. PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
- CHIVALRY OF THE KNIGHTS.
- HINTS TO INSTRUCTORS.
- CHAPTER VII. CHIVALRY of the KNIGHTS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 20. CHIVALRY TO OTHERS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 21. SELF-DISCIPLINE.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 22. SELF-IMPROVEMENT.
- CONTINUATION OF PART IV. SOBRIETY.
- PRACTISE OBSERVATION.
- FORTITUDE.
- NOTES TO INSTRUCTORS
- Religion.
- Thrift.
- Politeness.
- CHAPTER VIII. SAVING LIFE;
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 23. BE PREPARED FOR ACCIDENTS.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 24. ACCIDENTS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 25. HELPING OTHERS.
- CHAPTER IX. PATRIOTISM;
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 26. OUR EMPIRE.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 27. CITIZENSHIP.
- CAMP FIRE YARN.—No. 28. UNITED WE STAND. DIVIDED WE FALL.
- NOTES for INSTRUCTORS.
- SUMMARY.
- PLAY THE GAME: DON'T LOOK ON.
- THE BRITISH EMPIRE WANTS YOUR HELP.
- FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS DUE TO BAD CITIZENSHIP.
- FOOTBALL.
- OUR FUTURE CITIZENS.
- PEACE-SCOUTING.
- MILITARISM.
- HOW TO TEACH SCOUTING.
- Not in Opposition to Existing Organisations for Boys.
- Experimental Camp.
- Patrol System.
- Method of Instruction.
- Results of the Camp Experiment.
- AUTHORITIES WHO MIGHT FIND THE SCHEME USEFUL.
- HINTS TO INSTRUCTORS.
- "BE PREPARED."
- CLUBROOM.
- THE HANDBOOK.
- COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
- METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.
- IMAGINATION.
- RESPONSIBILITY TO JUNIORS.
- DISCIPLINE.
- RELIGION.
- CONTINENCE.
- HINTS TO INSTRUCTORS.
- FORMING CHARACTER.
- CONCLUSION.
- BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT.
- SCOUTING GAMES, PRACTICES, AND DISPLAYS.
- NOTES TO INSTRUCTORS.
- SCOUTCRAFT.
- TRACKING.
- WOODCRAFT.
- CAMP LIFE.
- How to Make a Tent.
- BOOKS TO READ.
- CAMPAIGNING AND PATHFINDING.
- ENDURANCE AND HEALTH.
- CHIVALRY.
- SAVING LIFE AND FIRST AID.
- PATRIOTISM.
- PLAY THE GAME!
- THE STORMING OF DELHI.
- "THE MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER."
- Alexander Muir.
- "THE SONG OF AUSTRALIA." Words by Mrs. C. J. Carleton. Music by Herr Carl Linger.
- GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.
- GOD SAVE THE KING.
- SAMPLE PROGRAMME OF ATHLETIC SPORTS.
- NON-SCOUTING GAMES.
- Useful for Evenings in the Club or in Camp.
- BASKET BALL.
- BOOKS TO READ.
- SUGGESTION FOR A DISPLAY
- The Explorers.
- TRUE SCOUTING STORIES.
- CORRECTIONS.
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