PREFATORY NOTE 



" AN Anglers Season" implies a seasons 

 angling; and that, in these industrious 

 days, may seem to call for an apology. 

 Perhaps an explanation will suffice. It is 

 that if you are a scribe you must do as 

 editors will do with you. You may wish, 

 for example, to shed light on politics ; but 

 will they encourage youf That depends 

 upon where you chance to be dwelling. 

 Political discourses writ in the Highlands 

 are not in active demand. Discourses on 

 Angling are. The Editor of " The Times " 

 invited articles to be sent at regular 

 intervals throughout the season ; the Editor 

 of " The Nation " and the Editor of " The 

 Evening Standard " wished to have articles 

 now and then. What could one do but go 

 fishing with something like professional 



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