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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... 3. Prosek , James , 1975 - Journeys - England . 4. England - Description and travel . I. Title . SH606.P76 1999 799.1'1'0942 - dc21 98-55756 99 00 01 02 03 / RRD 10987654321 TABLE OF CONTENTS Prologue vii Chapter 1 Casting Lines 1.
... Lines 1 Chapter 2 A Connecticut Yankee in England 21 Chapter 3 Fishing and Friendship 49 Chapter 4 The Life of Izaak Walton and an Adventure 77 Chapter 5 Holy to Fishermen 131 Chapter 6 Good Company Makes the Way Seem Short 149 Chapter ...
... dates . My senior - year roommate and I put our affinities for singing and acoustic guitar playing together in our band called Trout , playing our original tunes at local coffeehouses , which did even. I Casting Lines.
... erudite powerhouse - Yale B.A. 1961 , Cambridge doctorate , Edinburgh University postdoctoral fellow — I did not find him intimidating . He is a gentle man and took a keen interest in the book about trout that 3 Casting Lines.
... line in his life , though he was sensitive to my fishing passion because he had done scholarly work on Charles Cotton , the good friend of Izaak Walton , and knowing of my affinity for The Compleat Angler , he sug- gested that I propose ...
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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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