The Compleat Angler
or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation
$24.03
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
24 July 1998
Summary
The Compleat Angler, or, The Contemplative Man’s Recreation
An immediate success when it was first published in 1653, Walton’s classic celebration of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and nature lovers with its timeless advice and instruction.
Originally cast in the form of a dialogue between an experienced angler named Piscator and his pupil Viator, the book details methods for catching, eating, and savoring all varieties of fish, from the common chub to th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375751486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375751483 |
| Author: | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Howell Raines |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1998th |
| Release Date: | 24 July 1998 |
| Weight: | 373g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 133mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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About The Author
Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton, one of the earliest English biographers, is best remembered as the author of The Compleat Angler. In 1676 Walton asked the poet Charles Cotton to furnish a supplement on fly-fishing for the fifth edition of the book.
Charles Cotton (1630-1687) was a country gentleman, poet, and translator, who built a fishing house for himself and Izaak Walton at his birthplace, Beresford Hall in Staffordshire. In 1676, at Walton’s invitation, he wrote the second part to The Compleat Angler.
Howell Raines was executive editor of The New York Times before stepping down in 2003. He is the author of Whiskey Man, a novel, and My Soul Is Rested, an oral history of the Civil Rights movement. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1992.
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