The Compleat Angler by Walton, Izaak (9781434103635)

The Compleat Angler

by Walton, Izaak

Paperback - English

Celebrate simplicity The Compleat Angler, first published in 1653, has become a classic of English literature and a celebration of life. Most books on angling have limited appeal to those who do not fish, but The Compleat Angler inspires readers from all walks of life to search for the simplicity and serenity of the natural world. Both playful and philosophical, The Compleat Angler is not just a guide to the art of fishing but also an ode of love to the beauties of nature, good conversation, and good friends. Newly designed and printed on archival-quality paper.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1434103633

EAN

9781434103635

Publisher

WAKING LION PR

Publication Date

14 Jan 2013

Pages

174

Weight (kg)

0.26

Dimensions (cm)

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0

Lexile Level

1210

About Author

Izaak Walton, one of the earliest English biographers who is best remembered as the author of The Compleat Angler, was born in the parish of St. Mary's, at Stafford, on August 9, 1593. His father, Gervase Walton, was an innkeeper who died when the boy was five. By the time Walton was twenty he was living in London, apprenticed to his brother-in-law, a prosperous clothier. His marriage to Rachel Floud, a relative of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, in 1626 allied him with a prominent clerical family, and as a parishioner at St. Dunstan's Church Walton became a close friend of its vicar, John Donne. <