56 THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



Cotton's, " The Complete Angler." Some of the early 

 editions of this book are scarce, and command a very high 

 price. Comparatively few books on angling were brought 

 out between the date of Walton's, in 1772, and 1820. 

 Daniel's " Rural Sports" was published in 1801. It is a 

 fine book, and the plates of the different varieties of fish 

 are admirable. Ephemera's " Handbook on Angling" was 

 a standard work for some time. Sir Humphrey Davy's 

 "Salmonia" still holds its place as an authority. Useful 

 books have been written by Stoddart, Russell, Colquohoun, 

 Hoffland, Wade, Stewart, Senior, Pennell, and Francis. 

 The latter author was an enthusiastic fisherman and conse- 

 quently practical. He has given to the angling world 

 several very interesting and well written works. For a 

 beginner in the gentle art of trout fishing, no better book 

 can be perused than Stewart's " Practical Angler." He 

 may rest assured that he is in the right path, following 

 a practical, experienced, clever, and conscientious guide. 

 And then let him study Ronald's " Entomology," which 

 will give him a thorough insight into the natural com- 

 -position of the various flies he will meet with during 

 his angling career. Halford's book on dry fly fishing, with 

 its beautiful coloured plates, and Pritt's works on Yorkshire 

 flies and "The Book of the Grayling" are great additions 

 to piscatorial libraries. A quaint treatise on fly fishing, 

 illustrated with actual artificial flies, feathers, and silk, was 

 written some time ago by the late Mr. W. H. Aldam, of 

 Winchester, aided by his friend, the late Mr. Edward Porter, 

 of Sheffield, but is now out of print. Theakstone and 

 Jackson on Yorkshire fishing are well worth perusal. The 

 latter's work is scarce, and can only be picked up 

 occasionally. 



