The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of WaltonHarper Collins, 16 նոյ, 2010 թ. - 336 էջ James Prosek has been called "the Audubon of the fishing world" by the New York Times. A passionate fisherman and talented artist from a young age, he published two illustrated books on fish and fishing while still an undergraduate at Yale. After winning a traveling fellowship to follow in the footsteps of Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler became his obsession. He was fascinated by Walton, a humble man who won the friendship of kings, and he was intrigued by the book's philosophies concerning the timelessness and immortality that could be achieved by fishing. Although Walton was sixty when The Compleat Angler was published and Prosek only twenty when he set off to visit England, they each had traits in common: a love of fishing and an extraordinary ability to make friends. This is the story of a young man's pilgrimage through England, fishing the waters that are now privately held. Along with wonderful stories about good times, great fishing, and fine eating, this trip becomes an exploration of Waltonian ideals: how to live with humor, wisdom, contentment, and simplicity. The original watercolors complementing the text are wonderful. Like Walton's book, The Complete Angler is not about fishing but about life. Or rather, it is about fishing—but fishing is life. |
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... of Lavender 231 Chapter 9 Fishing with Rheingold 283 Chapter 10 Mind the Butterfly 299 Chapter 11 I Wanted to Edit 311 Epilogue 320 Acknowledgments 321 Recommended Reading 322 R. WHARF OTLEY OXFORD LONDON R. THAMES KENT.
... LONDON R. THAMES KENT J PROLOGUE zaak Walton was my excuse to go to. YORK R. OUSE MANCHESTER BUXTON MILLDALE . SHALLOWFORD . STAFFORD PEAK DISTRICT wye -BAKEWELL ASHBOURNE TRENT CAMBRIDGE EDINBURGH 200 KM 4 HODDESDON R. LEA N NORWICH ...
... London when I arrived . He would reserve day tickets for us to fish a stream that Walton had fished , the River Wye in Derbyshire . About this time , when the trout book had come out and my notoriety as " trout boy " spread across the ...
... London and fall into a world very much like a dream , transcending the day and all incidents of time and decay , while walking along the road to a trout stream - glimpsing , as it were , immortality . In this sense , the narrative ...
... London to fish the River Lea ( pro- nounced , and sometimes spelled , Lee ) for trout , and the hunter on his way to hunt otter . Since otter prey on trout and are considered a menace to anglers , the fisherman and hunter get along ...
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Fishing and Friendship | 49 |
The Life of Izaak Walton and an Adventure | 77 |
Holy to Fishermen | 131 |
Good Company Makes the Way Seem Short | 149 |
The Trout in Our River Are Larger | 191 |
Fresh Sheets That Smell of Lavender | 231 |
Fishing with Rheingold | 283 |
Mind the Butterfly | 299 |
Chapter 11 | 311 |
Epilogue | 320 |
Acknowledgments | 321 |
Recommended Reading | 322 |
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