"Kings of the Hunting-Field: Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Masters of Hounds" 1899 'Thormanby'

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And other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses

'THORMANBY'

[471] pp.

… Read more And other Celebrities of the Chase with Histories of Famous Packs, and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses

'THORMANBY'

[471] pp.

Hutchinson & Co.

1899

8 7/8" x 6 1/2"

This is a fascinating work, originally published in 1899 contains a collection of biographies and brilliantly entertaining anecdotes from the cream of the hunting elite in the United Kingdom during the Victorian period. Chapters include: The Fathers of Foxhunting, John Peel, Lord Forester, 'Nimrod' (Charles James Apperley), The Dukes of Rutland, George Lane Fox and The Masters of the Devon and Somerset, just to name a few. See less