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This is a fascinating work, originally published in 1899 contains a collection of biographies and brilliantly entertaining anecdotes from the cream of the hunting elite in the United Kingdom during the Victorian period. Chapters include: The Fathers of Foxhunting, John Peel, Lord Forester, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), The Dukes of Rutland, George Lane Fox and The Masters of the Devon and Somerset, just to name a few. This fine work is still of great value and would be a wonderful addition to the historian of foxhunting. This work is being republished with a brand new introductory essay...

Biographical sketches of four famous names from the early days of sporting shooting. Originally published in 1901. The illustrated contents include many little known facts and anecdotes on the sport, feats and lives of Rev. William Barker Daniel - Colonel Peter Hawker - Captain Horatio Ross - Joe Manton. These four were important pioneers of sporting shooting and its related literature. This fascinating book will appeal greatly to all true sportsmen.

Biographical sketches of four of the most famous early big game hunters. Originally published in 1901. The illustrated contents include many little known facts and anecdotes on the sport and lives of William Cotton Oswell - Henry Astbury Leveson ("Old Shekarry") - Sir Samuel White Baker and Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming. These four were important pioneers of big game hunting worldwide. This fascinating book will appeal to all sportsmen and especially to those hunters of larger game.

Biographical sketches of four of the most renowned early British anglers. Originally published in 1901. The illustrated contents include many little known facts and anecdotes on the sport and lives of Izaak Walton - Charles Cotton - Thomas Tod Stoddart and John Younger. These four were important pioneers of fishing and its related literature. This fascinating book will appeal greatly to all anglers worldwide.