The History of Esculent Fish


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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)

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

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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. )