Covert-Side Sketches; or, Thoughts on Hunting Suggested by Many Days in Many Countries with Fox, Deer and Hare e-bog

This vintage book, first published in 1879, contains a timeless guide to hunting. Based on the author's extensive experience hunting a variety of animals in many countries, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern hunting enthusiasts, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "e;The Popularity of the Chase at the Present Time"e;, "e;On the National Utility of Hunting as Compared with Other Sports"e;, "e;The Antiquity of Hunting"e;, "e;The Animals Pursued in England at the Present Day"e;, "e;Fox-Hunting-The Fox"e;, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.