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pen, full of instruction and interest, and redolent of a 

 genial spirit Perhaps, when he is less busy with periodical 

 literature, he will supply us with a further instalment of a 

 more permanent character. 



In January 1880 Messrs. Satchell & Co. began to issue 

 T lie Anglers' Note-Book and Naturalists' Record, in separate 

 numbers, which formed a volume by the end of June in that 

 year. It is a kind of " Notes and Queries " production, to 

 which many well-known scholars and angling writers con- 

 tributed ; and anglers and others will be glad to hear that 

 a new series is in contemplation. In this year the Messrs. 

 Satchell brought out a new edition of My Life as an Angler, 

 by Mr. William Henderson, the first edition of which is 

 most beautifully illustrated by Clement Burlison ; and 

 it would not be far wrong to say that this is one of the 

 most important contributions to angling literature of late 

 years. It is one of those books, like " The Complete 

 Angler," whose special charm is that it seems to make 

 the reader personally acquainted with the author, the 

 manner of man he is, or was, and able fully to sympathise 

 with him. There is no modern book upon angling and 

 its surroundings which could be put into the hands 

 of novice or veteran with greater chances of charming 

 both alike. It holds a copious store of information and 

 anecdote, and reflects in every page its author's contented 

 spirit, kindly heart, and ripe experience. A sound and 

 carefully-compiled manual for all kinds of fishing is Mr. 

 J. H. Keene's Practical Fisherman, published in 1881. One 

 of its features is that it contains full descriptions of all 

 kinds of fishing-tackle, and admirably plain directions. The 

 Scientific Angler, by the late David Foster, of Ashbourne, 

 was a welcome addition to angling literature in 1882. 

 British Field Sports, published last year by Mackenzie 



