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literary point of view. The same remark applies to Mr. 

 Little's Angler's Complete Guide and Companion. For 

 Scotch anglers, or others going north, Mr. Watson Lyall's 

 Sportsman's and Tourist's Guide, which is published 

 monthly during the spring and summer, is a valuable 

 reference book, and contains much useful information as 

 to letting price of Scotch fishings, &c. Of a somewhat 

 similar character, but in "book" form, is The Highland 

 Sportsman, published annually by Mr. Hall at 43, Old 

 Bond Street. All who wish to acquaint themselves with 

 Scotland in its sporting aspect should have this volume. 

 Just before going to press with these notes, another Scotch 

 sporting guide has been announced as shortly to appear, 

 under the title of Ross's Sportsman s Friend (68, West 

 Regent Street, Glasgow). 



Angling Societies are also contributing to angling litera- 

 ture by the publication in volumes of the Papers read at 

 their meetings. The two series of Anglers 11 Evenings 

 (Heywood and Son, Manchester), being Papers read before 

 the Manchester Angling Association, are admirable ex- 

 amples of such publications. Very recently that young but 

 flourishing angling association, " The Gresham," has issued 

 a pleasant little volume containing some of the Papers read 

 at its meetings. 



Our colonies and the United States are fast forming a 

 piscatory literature of their own. In the latter the pastime 

 of fishing is becoming more and more popular every 

 year. Among them may be mentioned the American 

 Anglers Guide, the first edition of which was published at 

 New York in 1845, and the last in 1876. It covers all 

 kinds of fishing in the United States, and contains much 

 that may be read with profit by anglers here. Bethune's 

 valuable edition of the Complete Angler has been referred 



