Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Compleat Angler: or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation

The Compleat Angler: or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation

Cotton, Charles
Walton, Izaak
Raines, Howell

Paperback

Series: Modern Library Classics

General ReferenceFishingMarine Life

Publisher Price: $19.00

ISBN10: 0375751483
ISBN13: 9780375751486
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: May 26 1998
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.76
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.12
Language: English
An immediate success when if was first published in 1653, Walton's classic celebrtion of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and nature lovers with its timeless advice and instruction. Originally cast in the form of a dialogue between an experienced angler named Piscator and his pupil Viator, the book details methods for catching, eating, and savoring all varieties of fish, from the common chub to the lordly salmon. More than an engaging guide to the subtle intricacies of the sport, Walton's reflective treatise is a graceful portrait of rural England that extols the pleasures of country life.

'The Compleat Angler is not about how to fish but about how to be, ' said novelist Thomas McGuane. '[Walton] spoke of an amiable mortality and rightness on the earth that has been envied by his readers for three hundred years.'

20 different editions

Also available

Also in

Fishing

View All