OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 



ON 



"THE ANGLER-NATURALIST.' 



Field. "An admirable book ... it is in fact the most complete 

 history of British fresh-water fish of the present day." 



John Bull. " A work of national importance. Characterized by 

 a careful and systematic knowledge of the special branches of zoology 

 which come within its scope ; and thoroughly worthy to place its 

 author's name bv the side of that Coryphaeus of this class of lite- 

 ratureGilbert White of Selborne." 



Press. " So good a manual has not hitherto appeared ; the lazy 

 angler will dream over it ; the strenuous angler will carefully study 

 it ; and make good use of its concise information and manifold sug- 

 gestions. . . . Instruction and amusement are pleasantly mingled 

 in its pages, and the angler will be unwise who does not contrive to 

 find room in his knapsack for this charming volume." 



Saturday Review. "It admirably carries out its selected pro- 

 gramme. It claims for every sportsman that he should be a bit of a 

 naturalist, and does its part to make the angler a complete one, as 

 far as fish are concerned. That its author is both one and the other 

 we have abundant evidence. The lucidus ordo bespeaks the natu- 

 ralist, the practical information a true disciple of the gentle craft." 



Reader. '* An admirable work. It is stored throughout with 

 anecdotes, which Mr. Pennell relates in language that is always 

 terse and graceful. On the subject of fishing he is well known as 

 an authority. . . The Angler Naturalist is a clever book, and a useful 

 book, and a book sui generis. We have no doubt that it will become 

 a standard work of reference. Let us add, what Mr. Pennell has 

 modestly omitted, that it is the most complete history of British 

 fresh- water fish of the present day; and that the illustrations are 

 equal to the text which is the greatest compliment we can pay 

 them." 



Baity s Sporting Magazine. "No man can be qualified to sendforth 

 such a book as this one, which we have just read with iDfinite plea- 

 sure and profit, unless his knowledge of natural history and angling 

 be a practical and full one, gained by personal experience, cherished 

 by a true love of the subject, and totally independent of theory and 

 book- wisdom." 



Lancet. " Let those who have hitherto been satisfied with being 

 simply killers of fish turn to this very beautiful book, and make 

 themselves masters of its pages. It will be strange, indeed, if 

 they do not wish to become something more, and we must even say, 

 better." 



