The Art of Swimming. A Series of Practical Instructions on an Original and Progressive Plan
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The Art of Swimming. A Series of Practical Instructions on an Original and Progressive Plan written by J Frost in 1818 that includes Dr. Franklin's Treatise
J Frost was a British swimming instructor from Nottingham, England. He wrote the first American edition of The Art of Swimming. A Series of Practical Instructions on an Original and Progressive Plan was a 72-page book written by J Frost and published by P.W. Gallaudet. Frost wrote some original ideas relating to swimming including the importance of floating, of learning strokes on land, the wearing of a thin calico bathing suit, the use of a thin board with cork to float, and more.
Dr. Franklin's Treatise
- The book with 12 engraved illustrations includes Dr. Franklin's Treatise.
- In the book, Frost reprints the text of a 1760 letter from Benjamin Franklin to Oliver Neale with swimming instructions which proved influential in subsequent instructional works, called Dr. Franklin's Treatise.
Editions
- The first British edition was published in London in 1816 and titled Scientific Swimming. A Series of Practical Illustrations on an Original and Progressive Plan. This work was called "the second original English treatise (on swimming) with Digby being the original with his "De Arte Natandi Libri Duo" from 1589.
- The book is the first American edition.
