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Slightly scuffed paperback with lightly worn spine ends and leading corners. Page block has minor marks. Pages are clean and binding is sound throughout. Illustrated by documentary photographs. T
Giacomo Casanova's reputation rests largely on his obsession with women, but he was much more than the great eighteenth-century lover. Lawyer, mathematician, poet, translator, and librarian who was fluent in several languages, he was described by one contemporary as "the most civilized man in Europe." That he was also a con man, cabalist, spy, revenge-taker, and experienced prisoner only enhances his appeal as one who personified the extreme social and moral contradictions of the time. In chronicling the life of this bastard son of Venetian actors, Masters draws from Casanova's own highly expansive memoirs, unavailable until the 1960s, and shows that many of the most racy and unlikely events in his adventure-filled life story have been corroborated by fact.
The Compleat Indian Angler makes for delightful reading as it transports us to the days of yore. Exhaustive information about the Fishes in Indian Rivers is laced with appealing incidents, marvellous surprises and Philosophical insights as we Travel along with the author and his companion I?,aak. What makes this journey most enjoyable is the humour that accompanies it - a hearty laugh hidden behind every other page makes this book such a pleasure to read. Whilst Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" published in 1653, dealt with angling in English waters, John Master's "The Compleat Indian Angler" brings us nearer home. Just like Walton's classic on the Art of angling, John Master's will remain evergreen as a classic unparalleled in its genre. For all keen anglers the book lends useful Observations about the art of angling. The illustrations, in ink, by the author himself, also reveal details of the various Species that every angler is likely to come across. The Compleat Indian Angler makes for delightful reading as it transports us to the days of yore. Exhaustive information about the Fishes in Indian Rivers is laced with appealing incidents, marvellous surprises and Philosophical insights as we Travel along with the author and his companion I?,aak. What makes this journey most enjoyable is the humour that accompanies it - a hearty laugh hidden behind every other page makes this book such a pleasure to read. Whilst Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" published in 1653, dealt with angling in English waters, John Master's "The Compleat Indian Angler" brings us nearer home. Just like Walton's classic on the Art of angling, John Master's will remain evergreen as a classic unparalleled in its genre. For all keen anglers the book lends useful Observations about the art of angling. The illustrations, in ink, by the author himself, also reveal details of the various Species that every angler is likely to come across.