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The Amateur Poacher

Author
Richard Jefferies
Language
English
Subjects
Hunting · Shooting
Shelves
Category: Adventure · Category: Novels · Category: British Literature · Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals

The opening, in English.

Contents

PREFACE CHAPTER I. THE FIRST GUN CHAPTER II. THE OLD PUNT: A CURIOUS “TURNPIKE” CHAPTER III. TREE-SHOOTING: A FISHING EXPEDITION CHAPTER IV. EGG-TIME: A “GIP”-TRAP CHAPTER V. WOODLAND TWILIGHT: TRAITORS ON THE GIBBET CHAPTER VI. LURCHER-LAND: “THE PARK” CHAPTER VII. OBY, AND HIS SYSTEM: THE MOUCHER’S CALENDAR CHAPTER VIII. CHURCHYARD PHEASANTS: BEFORE THE BENCH CHAPTER IX. LUKE, THE RABBIT-CONTRACTOR: THE BROOK PATH CHAPTER X. FARMER WILLUM’S PLACE: SNIPE-SHOOTING CHAPTER XI. FERRETING: A RABBIT-HUNTER CHAPTER XII. A WINTER NIGHT: OLD TRICKS: PHEASANT-STALKING: MATCHLOCK VERSUS BREECH-LOADER: CONCLUSION

PREFACE

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