Combining the anecdotes of the living and the recorded stories of the dead, this book is a study of the professional gamekeeper. The author has also written several books in the Tales from the Countryside series.
Tales of the Old Gamekeepers Summary
Tales of the Old Gamekeepers by Brian P. Martin
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Table of Contents
Overcoming tyranny - Charles South; the world's oldest keeper? - George Pryke; Brideshead revisited - Stanley Ware; Their Majesties' keeper - John Clark; king of the gamekeepers - Harry Grass; from bird scarer to headkeeper - Len Macey; last of the line - Wally Fakes; the one-estate man - Bill Gill; everyone calls me Foxy - Frank Hunt; good times, hard times - Harry Ward; honest as the day's long - Harry Churchill; the farmer's boy - Leslie Buckle; mainly from the archives.
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins