Bumper Book of Slightly Forgotten but Nevertheless Still Great British Olympians and Other Sporting Heroes

The Bumper Book of Slightly Forgotten British Olympians and Other Sporting Heroes is just that: a collection of stirring tales of pluck, grit, triumph, disaster and on occasion, ineptitude, featuring a host of former sportspeople who''ve been utterly forgotten by history.

From Maude Waveney, the plucky servant girl who bravely took half a day off work scrubbing kitchen floors to win a gold medal fo...