THEIR CHASTITY WAS NOT TOO RIGID is the first study devoted to leisure times in early Australia. The violent, vindictive, vulgar society of the Britain that settled a convict colony in Sydney in 1788, brought gambling and horseracing, cricket and prizefighting and a love of boisterous leisure that characterized the Old Country. Good theatre and music soon followed. The early generations of Australians found more of their heroes among sportsmen, entertainers and artists than among princes and politicians. CHASTITY introduces some of their earliest celebrities - Elizabeth Macarthur, John Piper, Barnett Levey, Eliza Winstanley, William Vincent Wallace, Georgiana McCrae, William Sparkes, John Perry the Black, George Coppin, even the fabulous Madonna of her day, Lola Montez.

Reader Reviews for "Their Chastity was not too Rigid"

Reviewed by R.D. Pounds	2/8/2008
Loafing through AD's offerings, I came across this title and I find the subject fascinating as well as unusual. Much success to you, James. Gina
Reviewed by James Cumes	7/24/2005
"Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid Leisure times in early Australia Cumes J W C Longman Cheshire/Reed Melbourne/Terrey Hills, NSW 1979 387 This innovative title gives an impression of the ways in which earlier generations of European settlers in Australia filled their leisure time. From often-sketchy data, Cumes paints a lively picture of organised and unorganised, public and private, group and individual recreational activities, including the part played by women. As well as sport and social life, he also looks at the quest for culture, and the role of mechanics institutes. Includes black & white photographs and drawings."

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