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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... talk about fishing during 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 ...
... talk with John about it . You are an angler yourself , no doubt ? " he asked , bright- eyed and smiling , continuing to articulate the words , measured and slowly . And I remembered the trout book I had in my backpack and I pulled it ...
... talking to several fishing friends and asking them if they'd even heard of The Compleat Angler , I concluded that it was the least - read best - known book - on angling at least . When I say I hadn't read it , I mean that I had not ...
... talking about except Cockney . Let's see , " he said driving . " Get me an oily ; oily rag - fag . And a fag is a cigarette . Pick up the dog ; dog and bone - phone . ” It was hard enough with his accent for me to make out the words he ...
... talk . " The first problem with England is that everyone's class can be identified by their accent . But frankly , I find the upper class speech to be much less rich than say the Cockney . My boss is a chin - in - the - air , everything ...
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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 |