Kings of the Hunting-Field - Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses
Author | : Thormanby |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 487 |
Release | : 2017-09-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473342002 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473342007 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This is a fascinating work, originally published in 1899 contains a collection of biographies and brilliantly entertaining anecdotes from the cream of the hunting elite in the United Kingdom during the Victorian period. Chapters include: The Fathers of Foxhunting, John Peel, Lord Forester, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), The Dukes of Rutland, George Lane Fox and The Masters of the Devon and Somerset, just to name a few. This fine work is still of great value and would be a wonderful addition to the historian of foxhunting. This work is being republished with a brand new introductory essay on Fox hunting.