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The Compleat Angler

Izaak Walton

FormatEbook
Published1996
Words65,274
LanguageEnglish
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About this book
A celebration of the art of fishing, this work combines practical angling instruction with reflections on nature, contentment, and the contemplative life. It suits readers interested in the pastoral tradition, the philosophy of leisure, or classic English literature.
Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton

Izaak Walton was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler (1653), he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).

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