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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... never win with , I should propose something that would appeal to the committee . Steve Parks had never cast a line in his life , though he was sensitive to my fishing passion because he had done scholarly work on Charles Cotton , the ...
... never give away the first copy of any book . When you receive more copies from your publisher then I should be honored to have one and will cherish it , " ever so slowly articulating his last two syllables . I came out of his office ...
... never know when you'll be asked to a party . " And then he spent the next ten minutes trying to decide if I should bring tails . Reece Howard only fished a dry fly upstream , as was the proper way of fish- ing in England , though not ...
... never driven on the left side of the street we signed up for insurance on a second driver , and I trusted David , the native , to drive me safely out of London . But it took until we had a near scrape coming out of the car rental lot ...
... never mind this roundabout communication . " Wait , let me try , " I said . " Don't brown . " " Don't brown ? " " Brown trout - pout ; don't pout . " " Great James . Right . " I laughed . David was not a Cockney but he was not upper ...
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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 |