One of the classic British books about angling. The author’s love was fly fishing—“…while there are trout, life is worth living…” but he was no snob. An Angler’s Hours includes several chapters about coarse fishing (grayling, dace, chub, etc.) as well as a surprising account of the Japanese tenkara method as used in England.
Sheringham’s style is similar to that of the much-loved B.B. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford) with a dash of P.G. Wodehouse. He doesn’t bore us with technical details but writes of the simple joys of angling—”a man who gazes at the wares in a tackle-shop on a sunny day in April has certainly a fishing expedition in prospect”—not forgetting the pleasure of a nice pot of tea at the end of the day.
Hugh Tempest Sheringham (1876 – 1930) was angling editor of The Field (London) and considered one of the premier British authors on freshwater angling both for his knowledge of the subject and readable style. – Summary by Adrian Praetzellis
Other Audiobook
Audiobook: Vietnam: The Advisory Years to 1965
This book explains the policy of the United States and France toward Vietnam beginning after
Audiobook: Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X
If you haven’t come across the 200-book series about Tom Swift Jr, this book would
Audiobook: Book of Art for Young People
This is a charming book on Art History for children (and everyone else). Each chapter
Audiobook: United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons
Audiobook: Die Gifthöhlen
Die Gifthöhlen ist ein ungewöhnliches Märchen und wohl eher für Erwachsene geeignet. Zwei Kaufleute, ein
Audiobook: Democracy in America
Arguably, one of the most influential and insightful pieces of work concerned with American political
Audiobook: Saint Augustin (Saint Augustine)
What, indeed, is more romantic than this wandering life of rhetorician and student that the
Audiobook: Glories of Ireland
A collection of essays on Ireland compiled by Joseph Dunn and PJ Lennox. As stated
Audiobook: Alice’s Abenteuer im Wunderland
Die Titelheldin Alice wird während eines langweiligen Picknicks mit ihrer Schwester auf ein weißes Kaninchen
Audiobook: In the School Room
In the first place, teaching is not simply telling. A class may be told a
Audiobook: Catena Aurea, St. John, – Vol 4 part 2
The Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John
Audiobook: Against Celsus Book 4
Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father