The Complete Angler: A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of WaltonHarper Collins, 16 нояб. 2010 г. - Всего страниц: 336 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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... 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 , continuing to articulate the words , measured and slowly . And I remembered the ...
... John Tysac's home . Stockton is just south of Manchester , and the big news when we arrived was that a bomb had gone off in the center of town that day killing four people . It was suspected to have been the IRA . David's lifelong ...
... John arrived we all got acquainted . My theories concerning their friendship showed credence when John kept knocking David about his fishing ability . But it was all in good fun , and after David and I finished the shepherd's pies we'd ...
... John's kitchen to tie flies , and it became apparent that John was serious about his fly - fishing . I felt that before anything could happen , I needed to catch a trout in England , one that I felt may have been the descendant of one ...
A Connecticut Yankee Follows in the Footsteps of Walton James Prosek. John drove the narrow country roads — no median line , not really roads that seemed suited for two - way traffic - and grasses that leaned in from the endless pastures ...
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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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