The Compleat Angler

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Dodo Press, 2006 - Sports & Recreation - 184 pages
The Compleat Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation, first published in 1653, not only describes the technique of angling, but draws a picture of peace and simple virtue that was Walton's protest against the civil wars taking place at the time. It is the third most frequently reprinted book in the English language after the Bible and the works of Shakespeare.

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