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The Field Book: or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom / compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern

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A practical compendium of British rural pursuits and recreational practices, compiled from older and contemporary authorities and arranged for concise reference. Entries survey hunting, shooting, angling, falconry, horsemanship, canine care, game management, guns and equipment, veterinary remedies, and yachting, combining anecdote, antiquarian notes, and hands-on instructions. The compiler emphasizes modern scientific improvements while retaining useful traditional knowledge, cites differing authorities when debates arise, and supplies treatises on animal diseases, breeding, and mechanical aspects of sport, aiming to furnish the field practitioner with clear, usable guidance.

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Title: The Field Book: or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom

Author: W. H. Maxwell

Release date: December 9, 2016 [eBook #53702]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FIELD BOOK: OR, SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ***

THE FIELD BOOK.

DONCASTER RACE FOR THE GREAT ST LEGER STAKES, 1832.


THE
FIELD BOOK:
OR,
SPORTS and PASTIMES
OF THE
United Kingdom;
COMPILED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES,
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
BY
THE AUTHOR OF “WILD SPORTS OF THE WEST.”
“The sylvan youth,
Whose fervent blood boils into vehemence,
Must have the chace.”—Thomson.
“What is a gentleman without his recreations?”—Old Play.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY EFFINGHAM WILSON,
ROYAL EXCHANGE.
1833.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY BRADBURY AND EVANS,
WHITEFRIARS.