The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation by Brookes, Gareth
The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation by Brookes, Gareth

The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation

An ambitious multimedia adaptation of a well-known and much-beloved classic of 17th-century literature, fit for lovers of...
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SKU: 9781914224270
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Author: Gareth Brookes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation by Brookes, Gareth

The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation

$51.74
The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation by Brookes, Gareth

The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation

$51.74
Author: Gareth Brookes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An ambitious multimedia adaptation of a well-known and much-beloved classic of 17th-century literature, fit for lovers of art, nature, and the philosophy of fishing

A foundational environmentalist text centuries ahead of its time, The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language. From the ruins of the English Civil War to the challenges we all face today, Gareth Brookes's highly original multimedia adaptation of Izaak Walton's classic focuses on its instructional aspects, highlights its eccentricities and contemplative themes of nature and friendship, and draws parallels between today's politically divided and ecologically endangered England and that of the 17th century.

Following Brookes's similarly ambitious The Dancing Plague, this adaptation is lovingly rendered in both linocut engraving and hand-drawn pen-and-ink to contrast the meditative and the instructional in Walton's writing. As a guidebook on how to fish, this 350-year-old manual makes the perfect gift for any angling enthusiast, and its reflective writing connects with post-pandemic desires for calm, mindful pursuits and a return to nature.

Author: Gareth Brookes, Izaak Walton
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Published: 06/17/2025
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781914224270

About the Author
Gareth Brookes studied printmaking at the Royal College of Art. His graphic novels include A Thousand Coloured Castles (2017) and The Black Project, which was nominated for an award at the Angoul?me International Comics Festival, 2018. His work has appeared in ArtReview, been published by Kus, and was included in the "Comics Unmasked" exhibition at the British Library in 2014. His last graphic novel, The Dancing Plague (SelfMadeHero, 2021), was hailed by the New York Times as: "Visually stunning" "With fire and needle, Brookes crafts a book the likes of which we've never seen before." Izaak Walton (1593-1683) was an English writer, best remembered today as the author of The Compleat Angler (Richard Marriot, 1653). He also wrote a number of short Lives, including the first biographies of the poets George Herbert and John Donne.
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