Manual of British Rural Sports: The Pursuit of Wild Animals for Sport: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing and Falconry

Manual of British Rural Sports: The Pursuit of Wild Animals for Sport: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing and Falconry

by Dr John Henry Walsh (Author)

Synopsis

The Manual of British Rural Sports first appeared in 1856 and quickly established itself as an excellent handbook to the many outdoor pursuits practised in the British countryside.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 06 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 0752447610
ISBN 13: 9780752447612

Author Bio
Dr. John Henry Walsh was a respected Victorian writer on sport who produced many works under his nomme de plume of Stonehenge. Initially a surgeon, he gave up medicine to become editor of Field magazine, a founder of the National Coursing Club, and the All England Lawn Tennis Club. He produced a prolific number of writings on rural sport. His Manuals of British Rural Sports ran to 16 editions.