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Scouting for Boys

January 17, 2023

Scouting for Boys: A handbook for instruction in good citizenship is a book on Boy Scout training, published in various editions since 1908. Early editions were written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell with later editions being extensively rewritten by others. The book was originally a manual for self-instruction in observation, tracking and woodcraft skills as well as self-discipline and self-improvement, about the British Empire and duty as citizens with an eclectic mix of anecdotes and unabashed personal observations and recollections. It is pervaded by a degree of moral proselytizing and references to the author's own exploits. It is based on his boyhood experiences, his experience with the Mafeking Cadet Corps during the Second Boer War at the siege of Mafeking, and on his experimental camp on Brownsea Island, England.

Scouting for Boys
Cover of first part of Scouting For Boys, January 1908
AuthorRobert Baden-Powell
IllustratorRobert Baden-Powell
Cover artistJohn Hassall
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScouting
GenreBoy's handbook
Published24 January 1908[1] Horace Cox
OCLC492503066

History

Scouting for Boys (1908) was Baden-Powell's rewrite of his earlier book Aids to Scouting (1899)[2] with many youth training ideas openly taken from The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (1906)[3] written by Ernest Thompson Seton, who later became the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America.[4][5] Aids to Scouting was mostly a written explanation of the military scouting and self-reliance skills lessons Baden-Powell had learned from Frederick Russell Burnham, the British Army Chief of Scouts, but following the siege of Mafeking this military handbook unexpectedly became popular with many youth groups and educators, like Charlotte Mason, in Britain.[4][6][7] At Mafeking, Baden-Powell's adjutant had recruited and trained boys aged 12–15 as cadets and during the siege they acted as postmen, messengers, and later to carry the wounded, to free men for fighting. Upon his return to England, following the Second Boer War, Baden-Powell learned some British schools had been using Aids to Scouting to teach observation and deduction. In 1906, Seton discussed youth training ideas with Baden-Powell and shared with him a copy of The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians.[5] Soon after, Baden-Powell decided to revise Aids to Scouting into a book for boys.[4] Several friends supported Baden-Powell, including Sir William Alexander Smith, founder of the Boys' Brigade, Cyril Arthur Pearson, who owned newspapers and printing presses, and the novelist Maria Fetherstonhaugh, who provided a quiet Wimbledon house where he could write.[8][9] Baden-Powell wrote a draft, then called Boy Patrols, which he used and tested with 22 boys for one week at camp on Brownsea Island in the summer of 1907, where Pearson's literary editor Percy Everett assisted.[4]

Scouting for Boys was published in six fortnightly instalments of approximately 70 pages each, from January to March 1908. They were produced by Pearson's printer, Horace Cox. These six publications were a success and, as planned, were issued in book form on 1 May 1908. Although Aids to Scouting strongly influenced the book, Scouting for Boys presents Scouting from the perspective of outdoorsmen and explorers rather than military men, and it adds the Scout Oath, Scout Law, honours and games for youth.[4][5] The book was revised and an enormous variety of editions were published. Many of these editions were edited by others and, far beyond mere editing, whole sections were written by authors other than Baden-Powell. The book was a best seller upon release, and, in its various editions, is claimed to have become one of the best-selling books in history. Scouting for Boys has been translated into many languages. In 1948, editions of the book were still selling 50,000 copies annually. Only in 1967 was a decline noted by the publisher and in the last decades of the 20th century the book came to be seen as a period curiosity even by the Scout Movement.[8] It is claimed to be the fourth bestselling book of the 20th century.[10][11] A realistic estimate is that approximately 4 million copies of the UK edition have been sold. Extrapolating this to 87 different language editions worldwide, historic world sales of Scouting for Boys can be estimated at 100 to 150 million copies since 1908.[12][13]

In her introduction to the 2005 edition, Elleke Boehmer criticises the book saying "the text was deeply scored through with a contemporary class prejudice which would have been off-putting to non-middle-class readers, as captured in the sharp aphorism that bees form a 'model community, for they respect their Queen and kill their unemployed' (p.117) Character observation in many ways meant reading for the signs of working-class poverty."[14]

Editions

Scouting for Boys has been published in over thirty consecutive editions by London based C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., and it is translated to all the major languages of the world. Estimatedly, over 100 million books have been printed, making it rank high in the list of best-selling books.[4][15] The internet page www.scoutingforboysroundtheworld.org has identified more than 300 different editions and included them in a database accessible via this internet page. Users can also add missing editions to the database themselves.

British editions

  • Scouting for Boys (First published ed.). London, Windsor House, Bream's Buildings, E.C.: Horace Cox (printer for C.A. Pearson). January–March 1908. pp. six instalments of approx 70 pages each.
  • Scouting for Boys (1st bookform, cloth-bound ed.). London, Henrietta Street: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1 May 1908. pp. 288 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (2nd revised ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. June 1909. pp. 310 pages. plus advertisements
  • Scouting for Boys (3rd enlarged ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. July 1910.
  • Scouting for Boys (4th enlarged and revised ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. October 1911.
  • Scouting for Boys (5th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. November 1912.
  • Scouting for Boys (6th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. April 1913.
  • Scouting for Boys (7th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. December 1913.
  • Scouting for Boys (8th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. January 1916. pp. 352 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (9th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. May 1918. pp. 334 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (11th ed.). London, Tower House: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1924. pp. 338 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (12th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1926. pp. 338 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (13th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. January 1928. pp. 338 pages.
  • Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys (Boy's ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1932. pp. 226 pages.
  • Sgowtio i Fechgyn gan Arglwydd Baden-Powell o Gilwel (Argraffiad y Bechgyn ed.). Caerfyrddin: W. Spurrell a'i Fab. 1932. pp. 232 pages.
  • Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys (Memorial 22nd ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1944. pp. 328 pages.
  • Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys (30th ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1957. pp. 328 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (33rd ed.). London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1961. pp. 330 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (abridged ed.). London: The Boy Scouts Association. 1963. pp. 182 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (paperback ed.). The Scout Association. 1998. ISBN 0-85165-247-6.
  • Elleke Boehmer, ed. (2004). Scouting for Boys (hard cover ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280547-9.
  • Elleke Boehmer, ed. (June 2005). Scouting for Boys (paperback ed.). Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 448 pages. ISBN 0-19-280246-1.

Other editions

  • Scouting for Boys (Special Canadian ed.). Ottawa: The Boy Scouts Association. 1939. pp. 334 pages.
  • Jan Schaap, ed. (1944). Het verkennen voor jongens (in Dutch) (5th, cloth bound ed.). 's-Gravenhage: De Nederlandsche Padvinders. pp. 269 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys in India (1st Indian ed.). General Headquarters of the Boy Scout Association in India. 1946. pp. 316 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys (World Brotherhood ed.). Boy Scouts of America for and on behalf of the Boy Scouts International Bureau. 1946. pp. 328 pages.
  • Het verkennen voor jongens (in Dutch) (6th, hard cover ed.). 's-Gravenhage: Nationale Padvindersraad. c. 1950. pp. 395 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys. Boy Scouts of Canada. 1973. pp. 331 pages.
  • Mir Mohammad Mohsin, ed. (1973). Scouting brā'ē tiflān (in Urdu). Islamabad: National Book Foundation.
  • Theo P.M. Palstra, ed. (1977). Verkennen voor jeugd (in Dutch) (10th, paperback ed.). Amersfoort: Scouting Nederland. pp. 301 pages.
  • Fausto Catani, ed. (1978). Scautismo per ragazzi (in Italian). Milan: Ancora. pp. 438 pages.
  • Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys (Brownsea jubilee ed.). Boy Scouts of America. 1982. ISBN 0-8395-3591-0.
  • P.V. Paulose, ed. (1982). Skauttingu-kuttikalkku (in Malayalam). Trivandrum: Bharat Scouts and Guides. pp. 456 pages.
  • Pfadfinder: ein Handbuch der Erziehung (in German) (13th ed.). Bern: Pfadfinder-Materialbüro. 1983. pp. 315 pages.
  • Frithiof Dahlby, ed. (1983). Scouting for boys (in Swedish). Stockholm: Scoutförl. pp. 192 pages.
  • Paula Koho, ed. (1986). Partiopojan kirja (in Finnish) (3rd ed.). Helsinki: Partiokirja. pp. 350 pages.
  • Stanisław Kapiszewski, ed. (1990). Skauting dla chłopców : wychowanie dobrego obywatela metodą puszczańską (in Polish). Warsaw: Oficyna Przeglądu Powszechnego. pp. 375 pages.
  • József Illy, ed. (1994). Cserkészet fiúknak: kézikönyv a jó állampolgár neveléséhez az erdőjárás révén (in Hungarian). Budapest: M. Cserkészcsapatok Szövets. pp. 277 pages.
  • José Francisco dos Santos, ed. (May 1993). Escutismo para rapazes (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Corpo Nacional de Escutas. pp. 310 pages.
  • Peter Bleeser, ed. (1996). Pfadfinder (in German) (3rd ed.). Neuss: Georgs-Verlag. pp. 309 pages.
  • R. Chandrasekharan, ed. (2000). Bālakarigāgi skauting (in Kannada). Bangalore: Navakarnataka. pp. 321 pages.
  • Kevin Y.L. Tan, ed. (2004). Scouting for Boys (in Malay) (hard cover ed.). Singapore: Brownsea Singapore. ISBN 981-05-1830-7.
  • B. Ramachandran, LT(S), ed. (December 2008). Siruvar Saaraniyam (Tamil) (in Tamil). Chennai: BRJB Publishers. pp. 335 pages.
  • Scouting for Boys - cercetășia pe înțelesul tuturor (in Romanian). Scout Shop. 2017. pp. 280 pages. ISBN 978-973-0-25814-1.

Contents

All parts of the six installments in 1908 have the title Scouting for Boys in big capitals. With a listed price of '4d. net', it was affordable to many boys, many of whom would have been at work, as the school-leaving age was 14. Authorship is attributed thus: 'by B-P (Lieut. Gen. Baden Powell C.B.)' (sic).

Most chapters start with hints to instructors. All chapters have campfire yarns, appealing to boys, most contain sections with games and activities, and they close with recommendations for books to read.[16]

Part I. Scoutcraft

The first installment contains pages 3 to 70. It provides the basic details of Scouting.

1 Mafeking boy scouts, Scouts' work, "Kim", Books
2 Summary of Scout's course of instruction, the Elsdon murder
3 Boy Scouts' organisation, the scout's oath, Scout's salute and secret sign, Scout's uniform, Scout's war songs, patrol signs
4 Scout law, Scouting games, Scout's play

Part II. Tracking, Woodcraft

The second part covers pages 71 to 142. It contains chapter II on tracking and chapter III on woodcraft, each with three camp fire yarns.

5 Observation of "sign", Noticing sign, Details of people, Signs round a dead body, Details in the country, Using your eyes, Books to read on observation, hints to instructors, Games in observation
6 Spooring, Men's tracks, hints to spooring, hints to instructors, Tracking games, Books to read on spooring
7 Reading "sign" or deduction, Instances of deduction, Hints to instructors, Example of practice in deduction, Books to read
8 Stalking, How to hide yourself, How to teach stalking, Games in stalking, Books on stalking
9 Animals, Birds, Reptiles and fishes, Insects, Hints to instructors, Honours, Lion hunting, Books to read, Play
10 Plants, Trees, Hints for instructor, Games, Books to read, Play

Part III. Camp life, Campaigning

The third part covers pages 143 to 206. It contains chapter IV on camp life, and chapter V on campaigning.

11 Pioneering, Hut building, Felling trees, How to make bridges, Self measures, the Scout is always a handy-man, Hints to instructors, Books to read
12 Camping, Comfort in camp, Camp fires-the right way of making them, Tidiness, Hints to instructors
13 Camp life, Cooking, Bread making, Cattle-driving and slaughtering, Cleanliness, Water, Hints to instructors, Camp games, Book to read
14 Life in the open, Exploration, Boat cruising, Watermanship, Mountaineering, Patrolling, Night work, Weather wisdom, Hints to instructors, Games, Books on life in the open
15 Pathfinding, Judging heights and distances, Finding the North, Hints to instructors, Games in pathfinding, Books to read
16 Information by signal, Signalling, Whistle and flag signals, Practices in signalling, Hints to instructors, Marks towards badges of honour in campaigning, Dispatch running, Display

Part IV. Endurance and chivalry

The fourth part covers pages 207 to 270. It contains chapter VI Endurance for Scouts, or How to be strong, and chapter VII Chivalry of the knights.

17 How to grow strong: A Scout's endurance, Exercises and their object, The nose, Ears, Eyes, Teeth, Hints to instructors, Games to develop strength, Books to read
18 Health-giving habits: How to keep healthy, Keep yourself clean, Smoking, Drinking, Early rising, Smile, Practices, Books to read
19 Prevention of disease: Camp doctoring, Microbes and how to fight them, Food, Clothing, Practices, Games, Books to read
20 Chivalry of the knights: Chivalry to others, St. George, The knights' code, Unselfishness, Self-sacrifice, Kindness, Tips, Friendliness, Politeness, Courtesy to women, Practices, Hints to instructors, Games, Play, Books to read
21 Self-discipline: To instructors, Honour, Obedience and discipline, Courage, Good temper and cheeriness, Books to read, Practice in self-discipline, Games
22 Self-improvement:To instructors, Duty to God, Thrift, How to make money, How to get on, Practices in self-improvement, Information on professions, etc, Books to read, (in part V:) Sobriety, Practise observation, Fortitude, Notes to instructors,

Part V. Saving life and patriotism

The fifth part covers pages 271 to 334. It contains chapter VIII Saving life, or how to deal with accidents, and chapter IX Patriotism, or our duties as citizens.

23 Be prepared for accidents: Hints to instructors, The knights of St. John, Life-saving medals, Practice for life saving
24 Accidents and how to deal with them: Panics, Rescue from fire, Directions, Rescue from drowning, Rescue from runaway horses, Miscellaneous accidents, Mad dog, Practices in life-saving, Books to read
25 Helping others: Rendering first aid, Snake bite, Grit in the eye, Suicides, How to carry a patient, How to practice, Games, Books to read
26 Our empire: Hints to instructors, Our empire, How our empire grew, how the empire must be held, Hints to instructors, Books to read, Display
27 Citizenship: Scout's duty as a citizen, Duties as citizen-soldier, Marksmanship, Helping police, Hints to instructors, Games, Books to read
28 United we stand, divided we fall: Hints to instructors, Our Navy and Army, Our flag, Our government, Our King, Books to read

Part VI. Notes for instructors, Scouting games, practices, and displays

The sixth part covers pages 335 to 398. It contains Notes to instructors and Scouting games, practices, and displays.

  Play the game: don't look on, The British Empire wants your help, Fall of the Roman Empire was due to bad citizenship, Bad citizenship is becoming apparent in this country to-day, Football, Our future citizens, Peace-Scouting, Militarism, How to teach Scouting, 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
  Notes to instructors, Scoutcraft, Tracking, Woodcraft, Camp life, 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 Forever, The song of Australia, God bless the Prince of Wales, God save the King, Sample programme of athletics sports, Non-Scouting games, Basket ball, Books to read
  Suggestions for a display
  True scouting stories
  Corrections

Copyright status

The Scout Association owned the legal copyright to Scouting for Boys in the UK, until 31 December 2011, when the copyright expired at the end of the 70th year after the death of its author on 8 January 1941. The book is now in the public domain.[17] Until then it could only be reproduced after permission was granted from the Scout Association headquarters, other than for copyright exceptions in specific countries, such as fair use. The Boy Scouts of America were granted a special copyright licence by Baden-Powell himself for their Boy Scout Handbook, written during the BSA's formal founding in 1910.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boy Scouts movement begins". history.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Baden-Powell, Robert (1899). Aids to scouting for N.-C.Os. & men. London: Gale & Polden. OCLC 316520848.
  3. ^ Seton, Ernest Thompson (1906). The birch-bark roll of the woodcraft Indians: containing their constitution, laws, games and deeds. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 9780665987854. OCLC 150622085.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "First Scouting Handbook". Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Woodcraft Indians". Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Aids to Scouting". Johnny Walker's Scouting Milestones. 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ^ . DGS: Scouting, Interview from Listener magazine. 1937. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
  8. ^ a b Boehmer, Elleke (2004). Notes to 2004 edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  9. ^ Wimbledon Guardian, 22 February 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  10. ^ Smith, David (22 April 2007). "Scouts uncool? Not in my book". The Observer. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  11. ^ Hislop, Ian (10 June 2007). "The Edwardians". BBC Four. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
  12. ^ a b Jeal, Tim (1989). Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-170670-X.
  13. ^ "UK and World Census figures". The Scout Association. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  14. ^ Elleke Boehmer (ed), 2005, p.xxii
  15. ^ Extrapolation for global range of other language publications, and related to the number of Scouts, make a realistic estimate of 100 to 150 million books. Details from Jeal, Tim. Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-170670-X.
  16. ^ Rohrer, Finlo (27 July 2007). "What would Baden-Powell do?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  17. ^ (PDF). The Scout Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

External links

  • Full on-line text of Scouting for Boys by The Dump, resources for Scouting
  • Scouting for Boys 'Round the world, worldwide overview of editions of Scouting for Boys

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Scouting for Boys A handbook for instruction in good citizenship is a book on Boy Scout training published in various editions since 1908 Early editions were written and illustrated by Robert Baden Powell with later editions being extensively rewritten by others The book was originally a manual for self instruction in observation tracking and woodcraft skills as well as self discipline and self improvement about the British Empire and duty as citizens with an eclectic mix of anecdotes and unabashed personal observations and recollections It is pervaded by a degree of moral proselytizing and references to the author s own exploits It is based on his boyhood experiences his experience with the Mafeking Cadet Corps during the Second Boer War at the siege of Mafeking and on his experimental camp on Brownsea Island England Scouting for BoysCover of first part of Scouting For Boys January 1908AuthorRobert Baden PowellIllustratorRobert Baden PowellCover artistJohn HassallCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSubjectScoutingGenreBoy s handbookPublished24 January 1908 1 Horace CoxOCLC492503066 Contents 1 History 2 Editions 2 1 British editions 2 2 Other editions 3 Contents 3 1 Part I Scoutcraft 3 2 Part II Tracking Woodcraft 3 3 Part III Camp life Campaigning 3 4 Part IV Endurance and chivalry 3 5 Part V Saving life and patriotism 3 6 Part VI Notes for instructors Scouting games practices and displays 4 Copyright status 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditScouting for Boys 1908 was Baden Powell s rewrite of his earlier book Aids to Scouting 1899 2 with many youth training ideas openly taken from The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians 1906 3 written by Ernest Thompson Seton who later became the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America 4 5 Aids to Scouting was mostly a written explanation of the military scouting and self reliance skills lessons Baden Powell had learned from Frederick Russell Burnham the British Army Chief of Scouts but following the siege of Mafeking this military handbook unexpectedly became popular with many youth groups and educators like Charlotte Mason in Britain 4 6 7 At Mafeking Baden Powell s adjutant had recruited and trained boys aged 12 15 as cadets and during the siege they acted as postmen messengers and later to carry the wounded to free men for fighting Upon his return to England following the Second Boer War Baden Powell learned some British schools had been using Aids to Scouting to teach observation and deduction In 1906 Seton discussed youth training ideas with Baden Powell and shared with him a copy of The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians 5 Soon after Baden Powell decided to revise Aids to Scouting into a book for boys 4 Several friends supported Baden Powell including Sir William Alexander Smith founder of the Boys Brigade Cyril Arthur Pearson who owned newspapers and printing presses and the novelist Maria Fetherstonhaugh who provided a quiet Wimbledon house where he could write 8 9 Baden Powell wrote a draft then called Boy Patrols which he used and tested with 22 boys for one week at camp on Brownsea Island in the summer of 1907 where Pearson s literary editor Percy Everett assisted 4 Scouting for Boys was published in six fortnightly instalments of approximately 70 pages each from January to March 1908 They were produced by Pearson s printer Horace Cox These six publications were a success and as planned were issued in book form on 1 May 1908 Although Aids to Scouting strongly influenced the book Scouting for Boys presents Scouting from the perspective of outdoorsmen and explorers rather than military men and it adds the Scout Oath Scout Law honours and games for youth 4 5 The book was revised and an enormous variety of editions were published Many of these editions were edited by others and far beyond mere editing whole sections were written by authors other than Baden Powell The book was a best seller upon release and in its various editions is claimed to have become one of the best selling books in history Scouting for Boys has been translated into many languages In 1948 editions of the book were still selling 50 000 copies annually Only in 1967 was a decline noted by the publisher and in the last decades of the 20th century the book came to be seen as a period curiosity even by the Scout Movement 8 It is claimed to be the fourth bestselling book of the 20th century 10 11 A realistic estimate is that approximately 4 million copies of the UK edition have been sold Extrapolating this to 87 different language editions worldwide historic world sales of Scouting for Boys can be estimated at 100 to 150 million copies since 1908 12 13 In her introduction to the 2005 edition Elleke Boehmer criticises the book saying the text was deeply scored through with a contemporary class prejudice which would have been off putting to non middle class readers as captured in the sharp aphorism that bees form a model community for they respect their Queen and kill their unemployed p 117 Character observation in many ways meant reading for the signs of working class poverty 14 Editions EditScouting for Boys has been published in over thirty consecutive editions by London based C Arthur Pearson Ltd and it is translated to all the major languages of the world Estimatedly over 100 million books have been printed making it rank high in the list of best selling books 4 15 The internet page www scoutingforboysroundtheworld org has identified more than 300 different editions and included them in a database accessible via this internet page Users can also add missing editions to the database themselves British editions Edit Scouting for Boys First published ed London Windsor House Bream s Buildings E C Horace Cox printer for C A Pearson January March 1908 pp six instalments of approx 70 pages each Scouting for Boys 1st bookform cloth bound ed London Henrietta Street C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1 May 1908 pp 288 pages Scouting for Boys 2nd revised ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd June 1909 pp 310 pages plus advertisements Scouting for Boys 3rd enlarged ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd July 1910 Scouting for Boys 4th enlarged and revised ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd October 1911 Scouting for Boys 5th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd November 1912 Scouting for Boys 6th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd April 1913 Scouting for Boys 7th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd December 1913 Scouting for Boys 8th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd January 1916 pp 352 pages Scouting for Boys 9th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd May 1918 pp 334 pages Scouting for Boys 11th ed London Tower House C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1924 pp 338 pages Scouting for Boys 12th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1926 pp 338 pages Scouting for Boys 13th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd January 1928 pp 338 pages Baden Powell s Scouting for Boys Boy s ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1932 pp 226 pages Sgowtio i Fechgyn gan Arglwydd Baden Powell o Gilwel Argraffiad y Bechgyn ed Caerfyrddin W Spurrell a i Fab 1932 pp 232 pages Baden Powell s Scouting for Boys Memorial 22nd ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1944 pp 328 pages Baden Powell s Scouting for Boys 30th ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1957 pp 328 pages Scouting for Boys 33rd ed London C Arthur Pearson Ltd 1961 pp 330 pages Scouting for Boys abridged ed London The Boy Scouts Association 1963 pp 182 pages Scouting for Boys paperback ed The Scout Association 1998 ISBN 0 85165 247 6 Elleke Boehmer ed 2004 Scouting for Boys hard cover ed Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 280547 9 Elleke Boehmer ed June 2005 Scouting for Boys paperback ed Oxford New York Oxford University Press pp 448 pages ISBN 0 19 280246 1 Other editions Edit Scouting for Boys Special Canadian ed Ottawa The Boy Scouts Association 1939 pp 334 pages Jan Schaap ed 1944 Het verkennen voor jongens in Dutch 5th cloth bound ed s Gravenhage De Nederlandsche Padvinders pp 269 pages Scouting for Boys in India 1st Indian ed General Headquarters of the Boy Scout Association in India 1946 pp 316 pages Scouting for Boys World Brotherhood ed Boy Scouts of America for and on behalf of the Boy Scouts International Bureau 1946 pp 328 pages Het verkennen voor jongens in Dutch 6th hard cover ed s Gravenhage Nationale Padvindersraad c 1950 pp 395 pages Scouting for Boys Boy Scouts of Canada 1973 pp 331 pages Mir Mohammad Mohsin ed 1973 Scouting bra e tiflan in Urdu Islamabad National Book Foundation Theo P M Palstra ed 1977 Verkennen voor jeugd in Dutch 10th paperback ed Amersfoort Scouting Nederland pp 301 pages Fausto Catani ed 1978 Scautismo per ragazzi in Italian Milan Ancora pp 438 pages Baden Powell s Scouting for Boys Brownsea jubilee ed Boy Scouts of America 1982 ISBN 0 8395 3591 0 P V Paulose ed 1982 Skauttingu kuttikalkku in Malayalam Trivandrum Bharat Scouts and Guides pp 456 pages Pfadfinder ein Handbuch der Erziehung in German 13th ed Bern Pfadfinder Materialburo 1983 pp 315 pages Frithiof Dahlby ed 1983 Scouting for boys in Swedish Stockholm Scoutforl pp 192 pages Paula Koho ed 1986 Partiopojan kirja in Finnish 3rd ed Helsinki Partiokirja pp 350 pages Stanislaw Kapiszewski ed 1990 Skauting dla chlopcow wychowanie dobrego obywatela metoda puszczanska in Polish Warsaw Oficyna Przegladu Powszechnego pp 375 pages Jozsef Illy ed 1994 Cserkeszet fiuknak kezikonyv a jo allampolgar nevelesehez az erdojaras reven in Hungarian Budapest M Cserkeszcsapatok Szovets pp 277 pages Jose Francisco dos Santos ed May 1993 Escutismo para rapazes in Portuguese Lisbon Corpo Nacional de Escutas pp 310 pages Peter Bleeser ed 1996 Pfadfinder in German 3rd ed Neuss Georgs Verlag pp 309 pages R Chandrasekharan ed 2000 Balakarigagi skauting in Kannada Bangalore Navakarnataka pp 321 pages Kevin Y L Tan ed 2004 Scouting for Boys in Malay hard cover ed Singapore Brownsea Singapore ISBN 981 05 1830 7 B Ramachandran LT S ed December 2008 Siruvar Saaraniyam Tamil in Tamil Chennai BRJB Publishers pp 335 pages Scouting for Boys cercetășia pe ințelesul tuturor in Romanian Scout Shop 2017 pp 280 pages ISBN 978 973 0 25814 1 Contents EditAll parts of the six installments in 1908 have the title Scouting for Boys in big capitals With a listed price of 4d net it was affordable to many boys many of whom would have been at work as the school leaving age was 14 Authorship is attributed thus by B P Lieut Gen Baden Powell C B sic Most chapters start with hints to instructors All chapters have campfire yarns appealing to boys most contain sections with games and activities and they close with recommendations for books to read 16 Part I Scoutcraft Edit The first installment contains pages 3 to 70 It provides the basic details of Scouting 1 Mafeking boy scouts Scouts work Kim Books2 Summary of Scout s course of instruction the Elsdon murder3 Boy Scouts organisation the scout s oath Scout s salute and secret sign Scout s uniform Scout s war songs patrol signs4 Scout law Scouting games Scout s playPart II Tracking Woodcraft Edit The second part covers pages 71 to 142 It contains chapter II on tracking and chapter III on woodcraft each with three camp fire yarns 5 Observation of sign Noticing sign Details of people Signs round a dead body Details in the country Using your eyes Books to read on observation hints to instructors Games in observation6 Spooring Men s tracks hints to spooring hints to instructors Tracking games Books to read on spooring7 Reading sign or deduction Instances of deduction Hints to instructors Example of practice in deduction Books to read8 Stalking How to hide yourself How to teach stalking Games in stalking Books on stalking9 Animals Birds Reptiles and fishes Insects Hints to instructors Honours Lion hunting Books to read Play10 Plants Trees Hints for instructor Games Books to read PlayPart III Camp life Campaigning Edit The third part covers pages 143 to 206 It contains chapter IV on camp life and chapter V on campaigning 11 Pioneering Hut building Felling trees How to make bridges Self measures the Scout is always a handy man Hints to instructors Books to read12 Camping Comfort in camp Camp fires the right way of making them Tidiness Hints to instructors13 Camp life Cooking Bread making Cattle driving and slaughtering Cleanliness Water Hints to instructors Camp games Book to read14 Life in the open Exploration Boat cruising Watermanship Mountaineering Patrolling Night work Weather wisdom Hints to instructors Games Books on life in the open15 Pathfinding Judging heights and distances Finding the North Hints to instructors Games in pathfinding Books to read16 Information by signal Signalling Whistle and flag signals Practices in signalling Hints to instructors Marks towards badges of honour in campaigning Dispatch running DisplayPart IV Endurance and chivalry Edit The fourth part covers pages 207 to 270 It contains chapter VI Endurance for Scouts or How to be strong and chapter VII Chivalry of the knights 17 How to grow strong A Scout s endurance Exercises and their object The nose Ears Eyes Teeth Hints to instructors Games to develop strength Books to read18 Health giving habits How to keep healthy Keep yourself clean Smoking Drinking Early rising Smile Practices Books to read19 Prevention of disease Camp doctoring Microbes and how to fight them Food Clothing Practices Games Books to read20 Chivalry of the knights Chivalry to others St George The knights code Unselfishness Self sacrifice Kindness Tips Friendliness Politeness Courtesy to women Practices Hints to instructors Games Play Books to read21 Self discipline To instructors Honour Obedience and discipline Courage Good temper and cheeriness Books to read Practice in self discipline Games22 Self improvement To instructors Duty to God Thrift How to make money How to get on Practices in self improvement Information on professions etc Books to read in part V Sobriety Practise observation Fortitude Notes to instructors Part V Saving life and patriotism Edit The fifth part covers pages 271 to 334 It contains chapter VIII Saving life or how to deal with accidents and chapter IX Patriotism or our duties as citizens 23 Be prepared for accidents Hints to instructors The knights of St John Life saving medals Practice for life saving24 Accidents and how to deal with them Panics Rescue from fire Directions Rescue from drowning Rescue from runaway horses Miscellaneous accidents Mad dog Practices in life saving Books to read25 Helping others Rendering first aid Snake bite Grit in the eye Suicides How to carry a patient How to practice Games Books to read26 Our empire Hints to instructors Our empire How our empire grew how the empire must be held Hints to instructors Books to read Display27 Citizenship Scout s duty as a citizen Duties as citizen soldier Marksmanship Helping police Hints to instructors Games Books to read28 United we stand divided we fall Hints to instructors Our Navy and Army Our flag Our government Our King Books to readPart VI Notes for instructors Scouting games practices and displays Edit The sixth part covers pages 335 to 398 It contains Notes to instructors and Scouting games practices and displays Play the game don t look on The British Empire wants your help Fall of the Roman Empire was due to bad citizenship Bad citizenship is becoming apparent in this country to day Football Our future citizens Peace Scouting Militarism How to teach Scouting 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 Notes to instructors Scoutcraft Tracking Woodcraft Camp life 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 Forever The song of Australia God bless the Prince of Wales God save the King Sample programme of athletics sports Non Scouting games Basket ball Books to read Suggestions for a display True scouting stories CorrectionsCopyright status EditThe Scout Association owned the legal copyright to Scouting for Boys in the UK until 31 December 2011 when the copyright expired at the end of the 70th year after the death of its author on 8 January 1941 The book is now in the public domain 17 Until then it could only be reproduced after permission was granted from the Scout Association headquarters other than for copyright exceptions in specific countries such as fair use The Boy Scouts of America were granted a special copyright licence by Baden Powell himself for their Boy Scout Handbook written during the BSA s formal founding in 1910 12 See also Edit Scouting portalThe Wolf Cub s Handbook 1916 for Wolf Cubs Cub Scouts Rovering to Success 1922 for Rovers Aids to Scoutmastership 1920 for Scoutmasters Baden Powell 1989 biography of Baden PowellReferences Edit Boy Scouts movement begins history com Retrieved 15 July 2014 Baden Powell Robert 1899 Aids to scouting for N C Os amp men London Gale amp Polden OCLC 316520848 Seton Ernest Thompson 1906 The birch bark roll of the woodcraft Indians containing their constitution laws games and deeds New York Doubleday ISBN 9780665987854 OCLC 150622085 a b c d e f First Scouting Handbook Order of the Arrow Boy Scouts of America Retrieved 29 September 2014 a b c Woodcraft Indians Order of the Arrow Boy Scouts of America Retrieved 29 September 2014 Aids to Scouting Johnny Walker s Scouting Milestones 2007 Retrieved 1 June 2015 Be Prepared DGS Scouting Interview from Listener magazine 1937 Archived from the original on 20 January 2007 Retrieved 22 January 2007 a b Boehmer Elleke 2004 Notes to 2004 edition Oxford Oxford University Press Wimbledon Guardian 22 February 2013 Retrieved 4 November 2018 Smith David 22 April 2007 Scouts uncool Not in my book The Observer Retrieved 17 August 2007 Hislop Ian 10 June 2007 The Edwardians BBC Four Retrieved 31 October 2007 a b Jeal Tim 1989 Baden Powell London Hutchinson ISBN 0 09 170670 X UK and World Census figures The Scout Association Retrieved 12 February 2008 Elleke Boehmer ed 2005 p xxii Extrapolation for global range of other language publications and related to the number of Scouts make a realistic estimate of 100 to 150 million books Details from Jeal Tim Baden Powell London Hutchinson ISBN 0 09 170670 X Rohrer Finlo 27 July 2007 What would Baden Powell do BBC News Magazine Retrieved 30 October 2007 Copyright A guide to reproducing material owned by The Scout Association PDF The Scout Association Archived from the original PDF on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 26 February 2010 External links EditFull on line text of Scouting for Boys by The Dump resources for Scouting Scouting for Boys Round the world worldwide overview of editions of Scouting for Boys Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scouting for Boys amp oldid 1126299496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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