Gone Fishing

A wonderful collection of fishing writing gathered by Sir Michael Hordern, the celebrated British actor and lifelong passionate fisherman. Rather than being a conventional fishing guide, this is a collection of stories and extracts chosen for the way they capture the magic, atmosphere and peculiar fascination of fishing. Hordern brings together some outstanding writers, including Ernest Hemingway, Norman Maclean, George Orwell, Arthur Ransome, John Buchan, Raymond Carver and HE Bates. The result is a stunning anthology covering rivers, lakes, fish, landscapes, adventure, solitude, humour and the strange hold that fishing can have over a person. Hordern's own passion for angling gives the collection a distinctive thread, but it is the quality and variety of the writing that makes this such an enjoyable book. For anyone who believes that fishing literature is about far more than catching fish, this is a lovely collection - a book about the experience, imagination and soul of fishing. B&w vignette illustrations throughout. Good condition. Softcover, 20cm x 13cm, 248 pages.