Richer Than All His Tribe by Nicholas Monsarrat

Richer Than All His Tribe by Nicholas Monsarrat

Originally published in London 1906. William Carnegie was a well known sportsman of the late 1800's with a vast knowledge of gamekeeping and vermin control. He wrote several books on trapping and many articles for the sporting press of that era. The contents of this book include: The Gamekeeper; His Rights and Duties - Ground Vermin - The Polecat - The Stoat - The Weasel - The Capture of Polecats, Stoats, and Weasels - The General Details of Vermin Trapping - Poaching Cats - Rats - The Hedgehog - Winged Vermin - Ravens - Crows - Jackdaws - Magpies and Jays - Hawks and Owls . The book is well illustrated with pictures of various animal and bird traps with instructions for use and manufacture. Many of the earliest books on field sports, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Monsarrat, Nicholas: - Nicholas Monsarrat was born in Liverpool and educated at Cambridge University, where he studied law. His career as a solicitor encountered a swift end when he decided to leave Liverpool for London, with a half-finished manuscript under his arm and only forty pounds in his pocket. His first book to attract attention was the largely autobiographical 'This is the Schoolroom', which was concerned with the turbulent thirties, and a student at Cambridge who goes off to fight against the fascists in Spain only to discover that life itself is the real schoolroom. During World War II he joined the Royal Navy and served in corvettes. His war experiences provided the framework for the novel 'HMS Marlborough will enter Harbour', which is one of his best known books, along with 'The Cruel Sea'. The latter was made into a classic film starring Jack Hawkins. Established as a top name writer, Monsarrat's career concluded with 'The Master Mariner', a historical novel of epic proportions the final part of which was both finished (using his notes) and published posthumously. Well known for his concise story telling and tense narrative on a wide range of subjects, although nonetheless famous for those connected with the sea and war, he became one of the most successful novelists of the twentieth century, whose rich and varied collection bears the hallmarks of a truly gifted writer. The Daily Telegraph summed him up thus: 'A professional who gives us our money's worth. The entertainment value is high'.

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ISBN 13	9780304923717
ISBN 10	0304923710
Title	Richer Than All His Tribe
Author	Nicholas Monsarrat
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1968-08-01
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.