Fishing and Shooting (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Fishing and Shooting<br><br>Qui s'excuse, s'accuse; and yet I feel that an apology is needed for the production of another Book on Sport.<br><br>But at least I can say that this volume makes no pretence to compete, either in description or instruction, with other well-known works. It is an attempt merely to give in a light, and I hope readable way, the thoughts, experiences, and suggestions of one who, by this time, has had a fair opportunity of taking mental notes. If I may in this connection quote Walton - a long way after - it would be to say that, in regard to this book, "I wish the reader to take notice, that in writing it I have made myself a recreation of a recreation; and that it might prove so to him, and not read dull and tediously, I have in several places mix't (not any scurrility, but) some innocent, harmless mirth, of which, if thou be severe, sowre-complexioned man, then I here disallow thee to be a competent judge."<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.