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)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

A Brief Overview


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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. )