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A treasury of triumphant angling tales and anecdotes that will appeal to game fishers, coarse or sea anglers. This is a celebration of those red-letter days spent by the river or at sea. Author Tom Quinn has trawled through numerous publications from the past two centuries to net some of the most extraordinary tales of angling at its best.
About the author
Tom Quinn has written a number of books about the history of the English countryside as well as books on fishing, eccentrics, long walks, railways, early aviation and the First World War. He is the author of BB Remembered, the life of children's author and illustrator Denys Watkins-Pitchford (better known as BB), The World's Greatest Shooting Stories, Heaven upon Earth, and Collecting Fishing Tackle, all of which were published by Quiller. A keen walker and fisherman he is also the author of several books about the Royal Family. He writes occasional obituaries for The Times and has edited a number of magazines including The Countryman.
Summary
A treasury of triumphant angling tales and anecdotes that will appeal to game fishers, coarse or sea anglers. This is a celebration of those red-letter days spent by the river or at sea. Author Tom Quinn has trawled through numerous publications from the past two centuries to net some of the most extraordinary tales of angling at its best.
