NORWEGIAN FISHING 153 



believed that the earth was designed for the 

 amusement of Englishmen. 



In 1848 appeared "Jones's Guide to Norway 

 and Salmon Fisher's Pocket Companion." 

 Jones was a tackle maker in Jermyn Street, and 

 dedicates the book to one of his customers, 

 Sir Hyde Parker. The Namsen is still "the 

 king of salmon rivers," and the rivers of the 

 Bergen and Stavanger districts are still ignored ; 

 but particulars are given of the Rauma, the 

 Sundal, the Orkla, the Gula, and other rivers. 

 In the last chapter the angler is taken to the 

 Far North, to the Alten, the Reisen, and the 

 Tana. The publication of such a book shows 

 to what an extent the vogue of Norwegian 

 fishing had increased in the few years following 

 the issue of Belton's work. It is a difficult 

 book to procure nowadays; but with its naive 

 style, and its excellent coloured plates of flies, 

 it is an attractive little volume. 



In his " Scandinavian Adventures " (London, 

 1854), Mr. L. Lloyd was at pains to collect 

 the experiences of various anglers, such as Sir 

 Hyde Parker, Sir Charles Blois, Mr. Dann, 

 Mr. Fosbrooke, and others, chiefly in the period 

 between 1840 and 1850. There is little in 



