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be acceptable to Waltonians. It is, however, 

 written in the first instance for those who only 

 know of Walton as a "Fisherman" and as the 

 author of The Complete Angler ; and in hope that 

 this humble contribution to Waltonian lore may 

 not only instruct, but so enamour the reader 

 that he may for himself "rummage" Walton's 

 writings, the only way, I apprehend, to get to 

 the heart of the writer. 



STAPLETON MARTIN. 



The Firs, 

 Norton, 



Worcester. 



