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Excerpt from An Angler's Garland of Fields, Rivers, and Other Country ContentmentsThe chalkstream A vision the little pang rough water the grey-brown shadow the dry-fly the sources OF the wandle the mountain the mountain tarn blessing ON the forest twilight ON tweed rivers welcome To coquet ON the road To llangollen the bells OF shandon To the nairn To leven water the vale OF ouse the findhorn IN spate the bwoat the stripling thames where To f...

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Originally published in 1925, this is a wonderful anthology of shooting writing, collecting excerpts from the best and the brightest shooting writers of their day. Full of humour, valuable information and some hauntingly beautiful poetry and writing about the joys of the field, this is an asset to any shooting man's library. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increas...

Colonel Hawker, who died in 1853 kept a diary of his sporting life from the age of 16. This illustrated book contains many of the highlights gleaned from his more than a quarter of a million words detailing his extraordinary exploits as probably England's most famous game and wildfowl shooter. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home F...

Colonel Hawker, who died in 1853 kept a diary of his sporting life from the age of 16. This illustrated book contains many of the highlights gleaned from his more than a quarter of a million words detailing his extraordinary exploits as probably England's most famous game and wildfowl shooter. Many of the earliest sporting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home F...

Originally published in 1920, this wonderful collection of fishing anecdotes provides an interesting read even today. The editor has selected extracts, chapters and poems from the best fishing and naturalist literature and curated into this fascinating volume. It includes writings from the likes of H. T. Sheringham, William Cobbett, Thomas Tod Stoddard, G. A. B. Dewar and many more. This book would make a fantastic gift for the keen fisherman ...