Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
164
LANDING THE FISH.
entangled among the neighbouring bushes, he let it fall,
and most unscientifically hauled the fish out by the
line,—exclaiming, in the bitterness of his heart, “ that
rods were contemptible childish things, and that a stout
life. The fisher became energetic, and the fish im¬
patient, but there was no prospect of its ever being
landed; till at last, having got his rod inextricably
LANDING THE FISH.
entangled among the neighbouring bushes, he let it fall,
and most unscientifically hauled the fish out by the
line,—exclaiming, in the bitterness of his heart, “ that
rods were contemptible childish things, and that a stout
life. The fisher became energetic, and the fish im¬
patient, but there was no prospect of its ever being
landed; till at last, having got his rod inextricably
Set display mode to:
Universal Viewer | 
Mirador |
Large image | Transcription
| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Adventure and adventurers > Hudson Bay, or, Everyday life in the wilds of North America > (168) |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/132736044 |
|---|
| Description | By Robert Michael Ballantyne. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | ABS.1.84.33 |
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
More information
|
|
| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
|---|