Books by Baden-Powell
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Throughout his life, Baden-Powell was a prolific writer and published a large number of books on topics of Scouting, military strategy and citizenship. He was regarded as an excellent storyteller and many of his books are still useful resources to members of the Scout Movement.
Scouting books
- 1908: Scouting for Boys (PDF)
- 1909: Yarns for Boy Scouts (PDF)
- 1912: How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire (fulltext)
- 1913: Boy Scouts Beyond The Sea: My World Tour (PDF)
- 1915: Indian Memories (PDF)
- 1915: Marksmanship for Boys (PDF)
- 1915: My Adventures as a Spy (PDF)
- 1916: Young Knights of the Empire: Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns''(PDF)
- 1916: The Wolf Cub's Handbook (PDF)
- 1918: Girl Guiding (PDF)
- 1919: Aids To Scoutmastership (PDF)
- 1921: Scouting Games (PDF)
- 1921: What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns
- 1921: An Old Wolf's Favourites (PDF)
- 1922: Rovering to Success (PDF)
- 1927: Life's Snags and How to Meet Them (PDF)
- 1929: Scouting and Youth Movements (PDF)
- est 1929: Last message to scouts
- 1932: He-who-sees-in-the-dark; the Boys' Story of Frederick Burnham, the American Scout
- 1933: Lessons From the Varsity of Life (PDF)
- 1934: Adventures and Accidents (PDF)
- 1935: Scouting Round the World (PDF)
- 1936: Adventuring to Manhood
- 1937: African Adventures (PDF)
- 1938: Birds and Beasts of Africa
- 1939: Paddle Your Own Canoe
- 1940: More Sketches Of Kenya
Military books
- 1884: Reconnaissance and Scouting (PDF)
- 1885: Cavalry Instruction (PDF)
- 1889: Pigsticking or Hoghunting (view online)
- 1896: The Downfall of Prempeh (PDF)
- 1897: The Matabele Campaign (PDF)
- 1899: Aids to Scouting for N.-C.Os and Men (PDF)
- 1900: Sport in War (PDF)
- 1901: Notes and Instructions for the South African Constabulary
- 1905: Ambidexterity
- 1907: Sketches in Mafeking and East Africa (PDF)
- 1910: British Discipline
- 1914: Quick Training for War (PDF)