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Izaak Walton & Charles Cotton
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Subtitled “A Contemplative Man’s Recreation.” In 1653 Izaak Walton first published this compendium of information, anecdotes, lore, song, quotations, and verse about fishing. Walton was then aided by his friend Charles Cotton in coming out with new editions over the next 25 years. Of course, this classic literary work includes plenty of tips on fishing, bait, lines, flies, and more.

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Izaak Walton (1593-1683) was an ironmonger and writer who spent forty years of his life perfecting the art of fishing. He also authored short biographies published as Walton’s Lives.

Charles Cotton (1630-1687) translated Michel de Montaigne’s essays from the French. He wrote poetry as well as the book The Compleat Gamester—a collection of rules for dice, cards, and other games.

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язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● страницы 414 ● ISBN 9781411451520 ● Размер файла 0.8 MB ● Возраст 99-17 лет ● издатель Barnes & Noble ● опубликованный 2011 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 5863671 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM

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