'I envy no body but him, and him only, that catches more fish than I do.' A unique celebration of the English countryside and the most famous book on angling ever published, Walton's Compleat Angler first appeared in 1653. In 1676, at Walton's invitation, his friend Charles Cotton contributed his pioneering exploration of fly-fishing. The book is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature. 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, and on the habits of...
'I envy no body but him, and him only, that catches more fish than I do.' A unique celebration of the English countryside and the most famous book...
W. C. Hazlitt says of Montaigne---he was without being aware of it, the leader of a new school in letters and morals- and -the first modern man.- He has been universally admired in his time and since. In his essays, Montaigne -has the courage to say as an author what he feels as a man-, and as such is the forerunner to modern literary non-fiction, and he remains the most accessible and relevant renaissance author. This edition contains Montaigne's complete essays, and a collection of letters.
W. C. Hazlitt says of Montaigne---he was without being aware of it, the leader of a new school in letters and morals- and -the first modern man.- He h...
