Merlin Unwin Books imprint: 63 books

by Phyllida Barstow
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015

It Happened in Gloucestershire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county's diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its inventors, its outlandish sports. Phyllida Barstow's lively prose transports the reader across the county: from its stunning cathedral to its swan lake at Slimbridge, taking...

The Airgun Hunter's Year

From dawn to dusk throughout the seasons

by Ian Barnett
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014

You will not find a more experienced and enthusiastic airgun hunter than Ian Barnett who, in this new book, takes the reader on hunting forays to field, wood and farm in search of rabbits, squirrels, corvids, pigeons, rats. As the year progresses, he describes the many tacti needed to pursue particular...

Myddle

The Life and Times of a Shropshire Farmworker's Daughter in the 1920s

by Helen Ebrey
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017

The unassuming north Shropshire village of Myddle first came to prominence with the publication of Richard Gough’s history of his village, written in the 1700s. Now a fascinating new account has come to light: the account of a poor farm-labourer's daughter, Helen Ebrey, born into a large family...

Saddletramp

Riding from Ottoman Hills to Offa's Dyke

by Jeremy James
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015

In the depths of winter, Jeremy James began a horseback ride from central Turkey to his hometown in Wales, a journey which was to take him eight and a half months. First he had to find his horse, an unlikely old and weary Arab stallion who eventually rose to the challenge with equal spirit to that...

Falling in Again

Tales of an Incorrigible Angler

by Chris Yates
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015

In this rich collection of angling tales, Chris Yates has paired together his experiences of carp, barbel, pike, roach, gudgeon, chub, even bass. Within each pair of essays, the angling anecdotes mirror each other in strange and surprising ways. Falling in Again finds Chris in search of a 'lost' carp...
by Michael Clayton, Alastair Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

Few people hunting today are fully aware of the history of their sport. Accounts of the subject can be somewhat dry and academic. So, in an easy and entertaining manner, here is a concise summary of how this much-misunderstood sport has survived and flourished through centuries of change, to the benefit...

And Miles to Go Before I Sleep

A British Vet in Africa

by Hugh Cran
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014

After three years working as a young vet in rural Aberdeenshire, Hugh Cran decided that it was time for a change. He got it. He took a post in Kenya and, forty years later, he's still there, still working, still loving every exasperating, challenging, unexpected moment. This is a page-turning account...

Fishing Forever

Tales from the river bank of a very different kind!

by David Churchill
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014

A brilliant collection of exciting fishing stories for teenage readers. Ken says, 'Come fishing tomorrow Dave,' and because there's no football, Dave goes. From that day on, he's hooked by the magic of the river, with its battling barbel and primitive pike, big chub and shining roach. But the river...
by Chris Mann, Terry Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

This book uses the latest techniques in computer-generated drawings to show the reader exactly how to create an artificial fly, step-by-step. Clearer than photography, more life-like than drawings, the graphic instructions show, by subtle emphasis and exaggeration, precisely what to do. Included are...
by Douglas Butler
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

Thirty shooting stories in pursuit of pheasant, mallard, geese, hares, mink, even an old wild goat, these modern tales involve bi-lingual dogs, an ignominious goose, red-letter days and disappointments, days on boglands, grouse moors, smart shoots and estuaries. Punt gunning, rough shooting and wildfowling,...

The BASC Gameshooter's Pocket Guide

The Essential Handook for the Sporting Gun

by Michael Brook
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017

• Wanting the latest BASC guidance? • Sudden invitation to a shoot and feeling a bit rusty? • New to shooting? • Shooting a different species to your usual one? The invaluable pocket book for everyone who shoots It includes: up-to-date proofing law, game licences, shot size advice for all...

Nymphing - the new way

French leader fishing for trout

by Jonathan White
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018

French nymphing, or European nymphing as it is often known in the US, is the most important new development in flyfishing for a generation. The use of ultra-long tapered French leaders provides huge advantages both in terms of reducing drag and dramatically improving fly presentation. These...
by Laurence Catlow
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

Laurence Catlow’s long-awaited new book is one of the most candid and eloquent fishing memoirs ever written. This is Laurence’s unusual fishing autobiography in which he talks openly about how, as a young man, his excessive drinking brought him to an important turning point in his fishing life....
by Dominic Garnett
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015

There has long been a divide between flyfishing and coarse fishing - but there is no reason for it! Over 3 million people in Britain fish one way or the other - and there is growing interest in combining these two major areas of the sport. * Existing flyfishers looking for a fresh challenge are already...
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