Sidney George Hedges (25 March 1897 – 19 July 1974) was a British writer of books and articles on

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game A game is a structured type of play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or video games) or art ...

s and

hobbies A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time. Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other ...

for young people. He also wrote young people's fiction. He was born in

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, the second son of George William Hedges, a draper and outfitter, and Mary Ann Hedges. He married Mary Dixon at Bicester in 1929; their son

Anthony Hedges Anthony J. Hedges (5 March 1931 – 19 June 2019) was an English composer, the son of children's writer Sidney Hedges. Life Hedges was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and studied music at Keble College Oxford, where his tutors included Thomas A ...

(the composer) was born in 1931.

Life and works

Sid G. Hedges was a prolific author of books and articles on

and

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. He also authored numerous books on indoor and outdoor

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party games Party games are games that are played at social gatherings to facilitate interaction and provide entertainment and recreation. Categories include (explicit) icebreaker, parlour (indoor), picnic (outdoor), and large group games.Frankel, Lillia ...

and tricks and several handbooks for

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leaders. He contributed articles, short stories and serials to the

Boy's Own Paper ''The Boy's Own Paper'' was a British story paper aimed at young and teenage boys, published from 1879 to 1967. Publishing history The idea for the publication was first raised in 1878 by the Religious Tract Society, as a means to encourage you ...

, Chums,

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, the

Girl's Own Paper ''The Girl's Own Paper'' (''G.O.P.'') was a British story paper catering to girls and young women, published from 1880 until 1956. Publishing history The first weekly number of ''The Girl's Own Paper'' appeared on 3 January 1880. As with its m ...

and

St. Nicholas Magazine ''St. Nicholas'' was a popular monthly American children's magazine, founded by Scribner's in 1873 and named after the Christian saint. The first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until her death in 1 ...

. His fiction includes ''Tol the Swimmer'', ''The Weir Boyd Mystery'', ''Boys of Pendlecliffe School'', ''The Pendlecliffe Swimmers'' and ''Tom Thumb Tales with Morals if You Want Them''. He was a Christian and wrote ''Is There Anybody There? The Voices of God'' (1971). He also compiled ''Down to Earth and up to Heaven: Prayers for the Youthful'' (1964).

Selected works

* ''The art of badminton'' (with N. Ferrers-Nicholson) (1934) * ''The book of stunts and tricks'' (1949) * ''Children's party games'' (1955) * ''Christian youth, the alternative to Hitler youth'' (1942) * ''Club games and activities'' (1940) * ''Club games for outdoors'' (1945) * ''The complete swimmer'' (1950) * ''Crawl and butterfly swimming'' (1954) * ''Games for small lawns'' (1933) * ''Games for your home'' (1951) * ''The Home Entertainer'' n.d. * ''How well do you swim''?: one hundred lessons and the Hedges standard swim tests (1936) * ''I write for a living'' (1946) * ''Ice-rink skating: an easy way to waltzing and the bronze medal'' (1932) * ''Junior club work'' (1946) * ''Knowledge for the growing boy'' (1941) * ''The Malta mystery'' (1932) * ''Modern party'' games (1952) * ''Our senior class'' (1931) * ''Outdoor and community games'' (1935) * ''The Pendlecliffe swimmers'' (1931) * ''Plague panic'' (1934) * ''Seeing Europe cheaply'' (1932) * ''Self-help for the violinist'' (1925) * ''Social fun and games'' (1955) * ''Swimming and diving: a manual of modern strokes and dives'' (1945) * ''Swimming and watermanship'' (1933) * ''Swimming in 12 lessons'' (1952) * ''Tales of Pendlecliffe School'' (1930) * ''Tol the swimmer'' (1952) * ''The universal book of hobbies and handicrafts'' (1935) * ''With one voice: players and thoughts from world religions'' (1970) * ''A youth club band'' (1946) * ''Youth club games and contests'' (1942) * ''Youth club wor''k (1960)

References

Fiction Mags Index

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