The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of WaltonHarper Collins, 2010 M11 16 - 336 páginas James Prosek has been called "the Audubon of the fishing world" by the New York Times. A passionate fisherman and talented artist from a young age, he published two illustrated books on fish and fishing while still an undergraduate at Yale. After winning a traveling fellowship to follow in the footsteps of Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler became his obsession. He was fascinated by Walton, a humble man who won the friendship of kings, and he was intrigued by the book's philosophies concerning the timelessness and immortality that could be achieved by fishing. Although Walton was sixty when The Compleat Angler was published and Prosek only twenty when he set off to visit England, they each had traits in common: a love of fishing and an extraordinary ability to make friends. This is the story of a young man's pilgrimage through England, fishing the waters that are now privately held. Along with wonderful stories about good times, great fishing, and fine eating, this trip becomes an exploration of Waltonian ideals: how to live with humor, wisdom, contentment, and simplicity. The original watercolors complementing the text are wonderful. Like Walton's book, The Complete Angler is not about fishing but about life. Or rather, it is about fishing—but fishing is life. |
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... thought to have been extinct . The project was deemed of no " merit . " Who cared about the yellowfin cutthroat ? Clearly not the selection committee who interviewed me . Merit came to be a word that eluded me . In fact , I had a long ...
... ? " " I wanted , I mean , I thought I'd ask you , too ; I've been thinking of writing my senior essay on Izaak Walton , his Compleat Angler , and was wondering if you knew anyone on campus who might know anything about 6 The Complete ...
... thoughts . " And with that he picked up his phone and dialed another professor , John Hollander , but he was not home . " I will talk with John about it . You are an angler yourself , no doubt ? " he asked , bright- eyed and smiling ...
... thought in a green Shade . Now I could identify with Marvell . I was having green thoughts in this great English garden . And curiously , it was not a New England green , the green of my Connecticut home . It was a gentler green . This ...
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Fishing and Friendship | 49 |
The Life of Izaak Walton and an Adventure | 77 |
Holy to Fishermen | 131 |
Good Company Makes the Way Seem Short | 149 |
The Trout in Our River Are Larger | 191 |
Fresh Sheets That Smell of Lavender | 231 |
Fishing with Rheingold | 283 |
Mind the Butterfly | 299 |
Chapter 11 | 311 |
Epilogue | 320 |
Acknowledgments | 321 |
Recommended Reading | 322 |
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Deep Trout: Angling in Popular Culture William Washabaugh,Catherine Washabaugh Sin vista previa disponible - 2000 |