Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 194 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Angling Sketches Transcribed from the 1895 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price "Angling Sketches" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays and sketches centered around the theme of fishing, likely written during the late 19th century. The book explores the author's personal experiences and reflections on the art of fishing, highlighting his humorous struggles with the craft and the beauty of nature. Through his candid and often self-deprecating tone, Lang presents the notion of being a "duffer"—a less-skilled angler who still finds joy in the pursuit, despite not always catching fish. The opening portion of the work introduces readers to Lang’s light-hearted confessions about his failures and foibles as an angler. He describes his various mishaps, from losing equipment to not knowing the correct techniques for fishing. Despite these shortcomings, there is a palpable enthusiasm for the activity, as he expresses his love for the sport and its accompanying tranquility. The preface sets the stage for the essays that follow, some of which have been published previously in periodicals, affirming the enduring draw of the angler's experience amidst the picturesque Scottish landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fishing SH Text Contemporary Reviews Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: Sports/Hobbies 220466 2025-08-01T11:53:56.505725 text/html 221858 2020-12-31T14:45:43 text/html 86256 2020-12-31T14:45:43 text/html application/zip 160602 2025-08-01T11:54:02.304705 application/epub+zip 162316 2025-08-01T11:53:59.136726 application/epub+zip 143084 2025-08-01T11:53:58.064746 application/epub+zip 295076 2025-08-01T11:54:04.761758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278268 2025-08-01T11:54:01.662754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253516 2022-09-01T13:22:13.531672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209029 2025-08-01T11:53:56.106787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208833 2020-12-31T14:45:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84220 2020-12-31T14:45:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18873 2025-08-01T11:54:04.916693 application/rdf+xml 13768 2025-08-01T11:53:58.552724 image/jpeg 3437 2025-08-01T11:53:58.306723 image/jpeg 158617 2025-08-01T11:53:56.524749 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia