The Boke of Saint Albans


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Pheasants of the Mind


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Pheasants of the Mind is an introspective, sensitive book of timeless flavor in which pheasants dominate the author's thoughts and actions throughout the year. It is a celebration of the time-honored art of pheasant hunting. If you buy only one book on pheasant hunting, buy Pheasants of the Mind.




Reel Women


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Presenting a new angle on angling: the captivating history of the daring, ingenious, and skillful women who have made a lasting impact on sportfishing -- from a trendsetting 15th-century nun to the champions of today's professional tournaments.Modern sportfishing began in 1496 with the definitive "Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle". Written by the English noblewoman and nun Juliana Berners, it marks the beginning of a long line of contributions that women have made to a sport often considered the province of males.Dozens of entertaining portraits present the distaff side of the rod and reel world. Lyla Foggia reveals innovations -- from fly-tying tricks to casting techniques -- developed by women, including Joan Wulff, whose teaching method Fly Rod & Reel declared, "(did) for casting what Stephen Hawking did for physics". Foggia visits the "big three" arenas of sportfishing -- fly-fishing, big-game angling, and bass tournaments -- to introduce such legendary figures as Mrs. Spalding, aless-than-100-pound wonder who landed a record-setting 426-pound swordfish.With insights into fishing as a reflective act, and featuring vint







An Older Form Of The Treatyse Of Fysshynge Wyth An Angle Attributed To Dame Juliana Barnes


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This book is a critical edition of the 16th-century fishing treatise known as the Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle, which is attributed to the Benedictine nun Dame Juliana Berners. The book offers a transcription of the text, along with extensive notes and commentary on the language, style, and sources of the text. The book also provides a historical and cultural context for the treatise, and explores its significance as a source of information about fishing, literature, and language in the 16th century. With its careful scholarship and detailed analysis, An Older Form of the Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle is an essential resource for scholars of early modern literature and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.