My publisher writes to say that he, and he thinks others too, would
like to know how I ever came to write such a book as this It came
about in this way. Some two years ago, I was about to leave England
for a considerable time, and a few days before starting, I went to
stay in a country house, full of lads and lassies, to say good-bye.
One evening, while sitting over the study fire, the subject of
rat-catching came up and, as the aged are somewhat wont to do, I
babbled on about past days and various rat-catching experiences,
till one of the boys exclaimed, "I say, what sport it would be if
they would only teach rat-catching at school Wouldn't I just work
hard then, that's all " The stories came to an end at bed-time, and
I was then pressed by my hearers to write from foreign lands some
more of my old reminiscences, and I readily gave a promise to do
so. In this way most of the following stories were written; and in
writing them, I endeavoured to carry out the idea that they were
exercises to be used in schools. I don't anticipate that
head-masters will very generally adopt the book in their schools;
but I hope it may, in some few instances, give boys a taste for a
wholesome country pastime. The characters and incidents are rough,
very rough, pen and ink sketches of real people and scenes, and the
dogs are all dear friends of past days.
General
| Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2014 |
| First published: |
May 2014 |
| Authors: |
H.C. Barkley
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
86 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4991-0616-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Miscellaneous items >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4991-0616-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781499106169 |
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