{"product_id":"the-compleat-angler-or-the-contemplative-mans-recreation-paperback","title":"The Compleat Angler: Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIzaak Walton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHowell Raines\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immediate success when if was first published in 1653, Walton's classic celebrtion of the joys of fishing continues to captivate anglers and nature lovers with its timeless advice and instruction. Originally cast in the form of a dialogue between an experienced angler named Piscator and his pupil Viator, the book details methods for catching, eating, and savoring all varieties of fish, from the common chub to the lordly salmon. More than an engaging guide to the subtle intricacies of the sport, Walton's reflective treatise is a graceful portrait of rural England that extols the pleasures of country life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Compleat Angler\u003c\/i\u003e is not about how to fish but about how to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e, ' said novelist Thomas McGuane. ' Walton] spoke of an amiable mortality and rightness on the earth that has been envied by his readers for three hundred years.'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIzaak Walton\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the earliest English biographers, is best remembered as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Compleat Angler\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1676 Walton asked a young follower, the poet Charles Cotton, to furnish a supplement on fly-fishing for the fifth edition of the book, a project that the two pursued at a cottage on the banks of the Dove River in Derbyshire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e (1630-1687) was a country gentleman, poet, and translator, who built a fishing house for himself and Izaak Walton at his birthplace, Beresford Hall in Staffordshire. In 1676, at Walton's invitation, he wrote the second part to \u003ci\u003eThe Compleat Angler\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore stepping down in 2003, \u003cb\u003eHowell Raines\u003c\/b\u003e was executive editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhiskey Man, \u003c\/i\u003ea novel, and \u003ci\u003eMy Soul Is Rested, \u003c\/i\u003ean oral history of the Civil Rights movement. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1992.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.12 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979061297453,"sku":"9780375751486","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/L2NjRXdJTWM1WDR4TVdsQ3UxNDQwUT09.webp?v=1775818744","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-compleat-angler-or-the-contemplative-mans-recreation-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}