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The Compleat Angler
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A unique celebration of the English countryside and the most famous book on angling ever published, Walton’s Compleat Angler first appeared in 1653. In 1676, at Walton’s invitation, his friend Charles Cotton contributed his pioneering exploration of fly-fishing. The book is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature. It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies, and on the habits of freshwater fish. It also promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through shared experience of the natural world.
Anecdotes, poetry, music, and song intersperse the rural descriptions, which promote conservation as well as sport. This new edition highlights the book’s continuing relevance to our relationship with the environment, and explores the turbulent history from which it came.
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A unique celebration of the English countryside and the most famous book on angling ever published, Walton’s Compleat Angler first appeared in 1653.
In 1676, at Walton’s invitation, his friend Charles Cotton contributed his pioneering exploration of fly-fishing.
The book is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature.
It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies, and on the habits of freshwater fish.
It also promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through shared experience of the natural world.
Anecdotes, poetry, music, and song intersperse the rural descriptions, which promote conservation as well as sport.
This new edition highlights the book’s continuing relevance to our relationship with the environment, and explores the turbulent history from which it came.
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