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of Ludgate Hill, E.G., contains pleasant angling reading. 

 Among recent angling publications of value are several 

 brought out by Messrs. Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. 

 One is entitled An Anglers Strange Experience, the 

 character of which may be partly surmised by the 

 additional title of "A Whimsical Medley, and an Of- 

 Fish-a\\ Record without A-rz<^-ment. By Cotswold 

 Isys, M.A., Fellow of All-soles, late Scholar of Winch- 

 ester. Now Ready. Profusely Illustrated in a Style never 

 before App-roac/i-ed" The second is Float Fishing and 

 Spinning in the Nottingham style, by J. W. Martin (" Trent 

 Otter "), which Thames anglers and others wedded to their 

 own style of tackle and fishing would do well to read. The 

 third is a revised edition of Michael Theakston's British 

 Angling Flies, by Mr. F. M. Walbran. The first edition was 

 published in 1862, but has long been out of print. It 

 received the high commendation of Charles Kingsley, in his 

 Chalk Stream Studies above mentioned, and was well worth 

 reviving. It is now improved by a modification of the con- 

 fusing nomenclature of flies adopted by the author. The 

 Angler's Complete Guide and Companion, by Mr. G. Little, 

 the well-known fishing-tackle maker of Fetter Lane, E.C. 

 (who, by the way, has most deservedly been awarded one 

 of the Gold Medals and other distinctions at the Fisheries 

 Exhibition), is among the last contributions to angling 

 literature, and deserving of special mention for the seventy- 

 six hand-coloured illustrations of the best known flies. 

 May we not expect some contribution to angling literature 

 from the pen of that accomplished fisherman, Mr. A. G. 

 Jardine ? It would be more than welcomed by all anglers. 

 From this brief survey of the angling literature of the 

 present century, even though many names are omitted from 

 it, it will be seen that it has flowed on in a continuous 



