COMPLEAT ANGLER (OXFORD WORLDS CLASSICS) (PB)

First published in 1653, Walton's Compleat Angler is a unique celebration of the English countryside. It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies. It also promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through shared experience of the natural world. Anecdotes, poetry, music, and song intersperse the rural descriptions, which promote conservation as well as sport.