The Compleat Angler
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Dedication
10:22 -
Chapter 1 Part I - The First Day
31:44 -
Chapter 1 Part II - The First Day
31:46 -
Chapter 2 - The Second Day: On the Otter and the Chub
15:05 -
Chapter 3 - The Third Day: How to Fish for and to Dress the Chavender or Chub
11:14 -
Chapter 4 - The Third Day continued: On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and How to Fish for Him
20:58 -
Chapter 5 Part I - The Third Day continued: On the Trout
29:59 -
Chapter 5 Part II - The Third Day continued: On the Trout
30:44 -
Chapter 6 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Umber or Grayling
4:31 -
Chapter 7 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Salmon
12:23 -
Chapter 8 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Luce or Pike
21:40 -
Chapter 9 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Carp
15:22 -
Chapter 10 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Bream
12:41 -
Chapters 11-13 - The Fourth Day continued: On the Tench, the Perch and the Eel
23:59 -
Chapters 14 - The Fourth Day continued: Of the Barbel
7:50 -
Chapter 15 - The Fourth Day continued: Of the Gudgeon, the Ruffe and the Bleak
4:54 -
Chapter 16 - The Fourth Day continued: Is of Nothing, or of Nothing Worth
11:11 -
Chapter 17 - The Fifth Day continued: Of Roach and Dace
17:56 -
Chapter 18 - The Fifth Day continued: Of the Minnow or Penk; Loach, Bull-head or Miller's Thumb, and the Stickle-bag
6:56 -
Chapter 19 - The Fifth Day continued: Of Rivers, and Some Observations of Fish
6:39 -
Chapter 20 - The Fifth Day continued: Of Fish-Ponds
6:26 -
Chapter 21 - The Fifth Day continued
25:11
The Compleat Angler (1653) is a public domain work.
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A May morning walk toward Ware brings an angler, a falconer and a hunter together to discuss their favorite recreations. Izaak Walton gives fishing a conversational setting, with practical observations woven into exchanges about country life and the pleasures of a day outdoors. His address to readers explains how weather, local rivers and experience affect the angler's choices, including the making and use of artificial flies.
The discussion ranges well beyond bait and tackle. Piscator considers whether fish can hear sounds through water, draws on writers such as Francis Bacon and Pliny, and recounts stories of fish responding to familiar signals. Verse enters the conversation alongside advice about patience and quietness. Readers interested in early fishing literature can compare these old observations with their own experience, while those drawn to reflective prose will find a picture of recreation as relief from business and a subject for friendly debate.
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- Author
- Izaak Walton
- Pages
- 147
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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- Nicole Lee