02047cam a22003013u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000029001122450021001412640051001623000047002133360026002603370026002863380036003125000031003485080078003795201172004575340045016296530012016748560042016869990017017282022UtSlPG20260610133052.0mcr n260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aSH1 aLang, Andrew,d1844-191210aAngling Sketches 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2000  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2000-01-01  aTranscribed from the 1895 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price  a"Angling Sketches" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays and sketches centered around the theme of fishing, likely written during the late 19th century. The book explores the author's personal experiences and reflections on the art of fishing, highlighting his humorous struggles with the craft and the beauty of nature. Through his candid and often self-deprecating tone, Lang presents the notion of being a "duffer"—a less-skilled angler who still finds joy in the pursuit, despite not always catching fish.  The opening portion of the work introduces readers to Lang’s light-hearted confessions about his failures and foibles as an angler. He describes his various mishaps, from losing equipment to not knowing the correct techniques for fishing. Despite these shortcomings, there is a palpable enthusiasm for the activity, as he expresses his love for the sport and its accompanying tranquility. The preface sets the stage for the essays that follow, some of which have been published previously in periodicals, affirming the enduring draw of the angler's experience amidst the picturesque Scottish landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFishing40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2022  c44129d44129