Project Gutenberg 2011-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 178 Novice, active 19th century Grant, C. D. Novice, A. The Anglican Friar, and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook A Comic Legend Produced by Neville Allen, Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Anglican Friar, and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook" by Novice is a comic legend written in the mid-19th century. This whimsical narrative combines humor and storytelling, focusing on the titular Anglican Friar who enjoys fishing, which leads to various mishaps and comedic situations due to the watchful presence of the strict Abbot. The opening of the book sets an engaging and playful tone with the Friar indulging in his passion for fishing while skirting the uneasiness of being caught by the Abbot. He reflects on his own appetites and the consequences of his misadventures, all while establishing a light-hearted conflict between his desire for the thrill of fishing and the fear of spiritual reprimand. As he navigates nature and the comedic tension with the Abbot, the reader is introduced to a colorful landscape filled with charming characters and humorous exchanges, suggesting that the novel will explore themes of human folly in the pursuit of personal pleasures against societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry Fishing -- Poetry PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 330695 2025-10-14T11:38:47.964976 text/html 328011 2021-01-07T14:42:32 text/html 671870 2025-10-14T11:39:01.948969 application/epub+zip 665082 2025-10-14T11:38:52.684006 application/epub+zip 182283 2025-10-14T11:38:50.411992 application/epub+zip 4007162 2025-10-14T11:39:06.509961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4258987 2025-10-14T11:38:59.659967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529365 2022-09-16T09:40:42.635737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233057 2025-10-14T11:38:46.618009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232778 2021-01-07T14:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232770 2021-01-07T14:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20265 2025-10-14T11:39:06.670875 application/rdf+xml 24401 2025-10-14T11:38:50.957955 image/jpeg 4520 2025-10-14T11:38:50.685940 image/jpeg 91862 2021-01-07T14:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 551801 2021-01-07T14:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 91829 2021-01-07T14:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 645070 2025-10-14T11:38:48.033990 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