Salmonia; Or, Days of Fly Fishing - In a series of conversations. With some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo

These pages formed the occupation of the Author during some months of severe and dangerous illness, when he was wholly incapable of attending to more useful studies, or of following more serious pursuits. They constituted his amusement in many hours, which otherwise would have been unoccupied and tedious; and they are published in the hope, that they may possess an interest for those persons, who derive pleasure from the simplest and most attainable kind of rural sports, and who practice the art, or patronize the objects of contemplation, of the Philosophical Angler. viThe conversational manner and discursive style were chosen as best suited to the state of health of the Author, who was incapable of considerable efforts and long-continued attention; and he could not but have in mind a model, which has fully proved the utility and popularity of this method of treating the subjectThe Complete Angler, by Walton and Cotton. The characters, chosen to support these Conversations, areHalieus, who is supposed to be an accomplished fly fisher; Ornither, who is to be regarded as a gentleman generally fond of the sports of the field, though not a finished master of the art of angling; Poietes, who is to be considered as an enthusiastic lover of nature, and partially acquainted with the mysteries of fly fishing; and Physicus, who is described uninitiated as an angler, but as a viiperson fond of inquiries in natural history and philosophy. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 50944
Author: Davy, Humphry
Release Date: Jan 17, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English