APPRECIATIONS: 



"PRINCETON, MAY 30, 1900 

 "The Determined Angler . . . 

 the most pleasantly written, the 

 most sensible and practical and 

 instructive volume I have ever 

 seen of its kind." 



THE ART OF ANGLING. 



. . . a book on the art of angling, 

 with a hearty indorsement from 

 the most famous of latter-day 

 fishermen, former President 

 Grover Cleveland. It fully 

 deserves this indorsement. 

 New York Herald, September 22, 

 1900. 



THE TROUT AND THE WHALE. 

 ... rare sympathy and 

 genuine knowledge. Mr. Brad- 

 ford undoubtedly knows, as 

 did his sainted forerunner, that 

 "there are fish, as namely the 

 whale, three times as big as the 

 mighty elephant, that is so fierce 

 in battle," yet a single salve- 

 liner fontinalis of "just a little 

 over two pounds and a quarter" 

 is the single luxury he allows 

 himself. Mr. Bradford's deal- 

 ings are with those sophisticated 

 denizens of much-fished streams, 

 that have to be approached with 

 the finesse of a diplomat and 

 handled with the swift skill of a 

 fencing master. In all that 

 pertains to this difficult and 

 studious art one feels that Mr. 

 Bradford is an adept, and thatthe 

 graceful, commendatory letter 

 rom former President Cleveland 

 is amply merited. New York 

 Evening Telegram, September 

 8, 1900. 



PRACTICAL. Practical ad- 

 vice. New York Sun. 



ANGLING CONVERTS. There 

 is always a real charm about 

 what is written on the subject of 

 fishing, by real disciples of old 

 Izaak Walton, and the reason 

 may be found in the fact that 

 the spirit of the greatest of 

 anglers has come upon them. 

 The Determined Angler is no 

 exception to the rule. It is 

 good reading, full of wisdom and 

 instruction. And while it will 

 prove very useful to the beginner 



and even the veteran, it is also 

 calculated to make many con- 

 verts to the rod and line. The 

 book is full of wise counsel and 

 information. New York Even- 

 ing Sun, September 8, 1900. 



FOR FAIR FISHERMEN. Ap- 

 peals to those who fish fair. . 

 . . . Charles Bradford, the 

 modern American authority on 

 angling. New York Press. 



FOR GENTLE READERS. 

 Much good advice and very 

 pleasant entertainment for any 

 gentle reader. New York Ob- 

 server. 



SUMMER AND WINTER. Pleas- 

 ant reading, whether by the 

 winter fireside or the shaded 

 banks of summer. New York 

 Evening Post. 



ANGLING EXPERIENCE. Mr. 

 Bradford is no novice in this line 

 of literature. New York Ath- 

 letic Club Journal. 



ANGLING PHILOSOPHY. 

 Breathes the very essence of 

 philosophy; the result of much 

 experience. Brooklyn (N.Y.) 

 Eagle. 



WALTONIAN SPIRIT. Per- 

 vaded by the spirit of Izaak 

 Walton. The Outlook. 



THE GENTLE TROUT. The 

 author is an enthusiastic devotee 

 of the sport [angling], upon 

 which he writes with a con- 

 tagious enthusiasm ... an angler 

 of very positive convictions; he 

 has a fixed aversion to fishing 

 with the scarlet ibis, and con- 

 fesses to a personal preference 

 to sober colors in flies for all 

 seasons and on all waters. Above 

 all, he insists upon the use of 

 the most scientific methods, 

 since "a trout is a gentleman, 

 and should be treated as such 

 and lured with only delicate and 

 humane weapons." A fac- 

 simile of a letter of warm com 

 mendation from ex-President 

 Cleveland serves as frontispiece 

 to this agreeable volume which 

 is attractively printed. New 

 York Commercial Advertiser, 

 September 13, 1900. 



THE GENTLE ART. A gentle 

 exponent of a gentle art. Denver 

 (Colo.) Republican. 



