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Arthur Ransome ROD AND LINE
The Medlar Press & Waterlog 1899600418 / 9781899600410 Hardcover BOOK
Ransome explores a wide range of angling experiences, from the morality of nymphs, to fishing inns & even how to make spinning interesting. After all, as he so aptly remarks, The pleasures of fishing are chiefly to be found in rivers, lakes & tackle-shops &, of the three, the last are the least affected by the weather. 7.5x5.5 inches, 224 pgs.
'Medlar Classics: just what they say they are - classics of angling literature, in a beautiful hardback format & at a very affordable price. Favorite authors & famous books - some long out of print - now available to everyone.
Arthur Ransome, born in 1884, went on to become famous as the author of the Swallows & Amazons books, known all over the world. He spent many happy summers at Nibthwaite, on the shores of Coniston Water & worked for the Manchester Guardian as a foreign correspondent, travelling to Russia & reporting at first-hand the events of the Revolution in 1917.
In Rod & Line, Ransome explores a wide range of angling experiences, from the morality of nymphs, to fishing inns & even how to make spinning interesting. After all, as he so aptly remarks, The pleasures of fishing are chiefly to be found in rivers, lakes & tackle-shops &, of the three, the last are the least affected by the weather.
Price:
26.00 USD
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