IllustrationsGeneral editor's forewordAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I: Leisure and the young working class1: Leisure, courtship and the young working class2: ‘The need for wholesome influences is great’: rational recreationPart II: Youthful leisure and the urban landscape3: Home, neighbourhood and community4: Regulating youthful leisure: streets and public space5: Walking in the city: the monkey paradesConclusionAppendix: Oral history sampleBibliographyIndex