viii PREFACE 



Letters on Hunting, which have gone through several 

 editions, have not only been pronounced excellent 

 by the Sporting World, but completely show that 

 Mr. Beckford was master of the subject on which 

 he wrote. His elegant and hospitable residence in 

 Dorsetshire was one of the most delightfully pic- 

 turesque situations in that part of the country. In 

 a word, a truer sportsman never crossed a horse, 

 followed a pack of hounds, or leaped a gate, than 

 Peter Beckford, Esq. 



THE EDITOR 



October 2nd, 1820. 



