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. |
From inside the book
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... door that said he'd been feeling ill . Today , carrying my newly received confidence on my back , I found the door of his second - floor office was open and he , the Dr. Samuel Johnson of our time , was sitting in his chair , sheltered ...
... door of John Tysac's home . Stockton is just south of Manchester , and the big news when we arrived was that a bomb had gone off in the center of town that day killing four people . It was suspected to have been the IRA . David's ...
... hedge - rows , little lines Of sportive wood run wild : these pastoral farms , Green to the very door ; and wreaths of smoke Sent up , in silence , from the trees ! But it's true , everything is green , " green 28 The Complete Angler.
... door . " What the English had succeeded in doing was creating a fiction with the landscape through cultiva- tion , through all its trimmed hedgerows and bleating lambs keeping the grass in check and English gardens cleverly manicured to ...
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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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Deep Trout: Angling in Popular Culture William Washabaugh,Catherine Washabaugh Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2000 |