Introduction

One of humanity's oldest activities, fishing has a deep historical and cultural significance. Whether as a professional activity or as a holiday fun, fishing has been the subject of several pieces of literature. In this book, the critic August Nemo selected seven stories about fishing for your amusement.

Contents

This book contains:

• Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant
• A Daughter Of Albion by Anton Chekhov
• On Dry Cow Fishing as a Fine Art by Rudyard Kipling
• The Angler by Washington Irving
• Fisherman's Luck by Henry van Dyke
• The Fisherman of Pass Christian by Alice Dunbar-Nelson
• The Fish by Anton Chekhov