The History of Esculent Fish


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(3 étoiles; 1 critique)

Roger North, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, was a successful member of the bar and later member of parliament. But he had wide ranging interests from architecture to music. He has an avid collector of books and is best known as the biographer of the North family. Here we sample his interest in raising fish. He presents fifteen short sketches of esculent (edible) fish, and a longer essay as "A Discourse of Fish and Fish Ponds." - Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 6 min)

Chapitres

The Barbel 1:57 Lu par Larry Wilson
Carp 6:53 Lu par alexandraatiya
The Chub 2:18 Lu par nwlilley
The Cod Fish 1:39 Lu par TriciaG
The Haddock 2:27 Lu par TriciaG
The Herring 4:55 Lu par AbbasVO
The Mackarel 2:00 Lu par Margaret Lange
The Mullet 2:33 Lu par AbbasVO
The Perch 1:38 Lu par AbbasVO
The Pike 1:57 Lu par Margaret Lange
The Roach and The Shad 4:10 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
The Tench and The Trout 4:22 Lu par Alan Mapstone
The Whiting 1:50 Lu par Margaret Lange
Of the Situation and Disposition of the Principal Waters 3:02 Lu par Larry Wilson
Of the Manner of making and raising Pond Heads 2:49 Lu par Jen Warren
The Dimensions of Pond Heads 2:14 Lu par Jen Warren
Of securing your Banks 3:22 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of Sluices 2:20 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of the Manner of Working to raise a Pond Head 5:57 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of Auxiliary Waters 1:22 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of Stews 2:51 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of Moats 8:01 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
Of Other Auxiliary Waters 3:01 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
The Course of Laying the Great Waters Dry 3:46 Lu par MollyA
Of Breeding of Fish 4:30 Lu par Adrian Stephens
The Manner of Stocking Waters 8:54 Lu par Adrian Stephens
Of the Manner of Feeding Fish 7:39 Lu par Adrian Stephens
Of Disposing Your Increase of Fish 5:21 Lu par Adrian Stephens
Of fishing for Carriage 4:32 Lu par Adrian Stephens
Of Nurseries to Ponds and Fish 1:16 Lu par Victoria James
Of Frosts, and the Way to Save the Fish in Them 7:10 Lu par Larry Wilson
Of the Ordinary Benefits and Improvements by Fish 5:33 Lu par Owlivia
Of Benefits besides the Main Design 2:45 Lu par CassiopeiaSparks
The Conclusion 1:14 Lu par Larry Wilson

Critiques

A Brief Overview


(3 étoiles)

First, thanks to all the volunteers who narrated this, you did a great job. This book is more of an outline rather than a history. Each topic gets its own section, but each section is only a few minutes long. Usually I can tune out the mandatory Librivox disclaimer at the beginning of each section, but with this book it was a challenge. The author aimed his book at people who owned large estates or farms. He advised that the ponds should be several acres in area, advised how many fish to stock per acre, and even suggested that if the landlord had a disused moat (!) lying around it could be cleaned and repaired and linked to the pond system. (The young members of the household could entertain themselves with fishing and rowing. )