# The Complete Angler 1653 Author: Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683 Genre: Category: Classics of Literature Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9198 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Complete+Angler+1653+Walton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The "first edition" has been a favourite theme for the scorn of those who love it not. "The first edition--and the worst!" gibes a modern poet, and many are the true lovers of literature entirely insensitive to the accessory, historical or sentimental, associations of books. The present writer possesses a copy of one of Walton's Lives, that of Bishop Sanderson, with the author's donatory inscription to a friend upon the title-page. To keep this in his little library he has undergone willingly many privations, cheerfully faced hunger and cold rather than let it pass from his hand; yet, how often when, tremulously, he has unveiled this treasure to his visitors, how often has it been examine... ## Chapters - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-complete-angler-1653-9198/chapters/10/index.md)