GENERAL PREFACE 



IN bringing the Haddon Hall Library to 

 the notice of the public, an explanation 

 from me of its scope and aims would seem 

 necessary. Probably more literature in re- 

 lation to British sport, natural history, and 

 country life has appeared during the last 

 decade than has been produced at any 

 previous time. Several excellent series of 

 illustrated books, dealing with sport in 

 its various branches, have been published 

 during that period, and may seem at first 

 sight largely to cover the ground which the 

 editors hope that the Haddon Hall Library 

 will occupy: whilst the delightful writings 

 of such authors as Mr. Warde Fowler and 

 " A Son of the Marshes," among many 

 others, have brought home to a multitude 



