Read Country Books imprint: 256 books

by Gaston De Chasseloup-Laubat
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
by Alexander Inkson McConnochie
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
by M. Browne
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Originally published in 1883. A compilation of fascinating and comprehensive advice and information. This well illustrated book deals with all manner of decoying and trapping methods used in the past by gamekeepers, poachers and bird collectors.
by C. Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Originally published in 1903. A fascinating and comprehensive study of the wild rabbit. Its management, natural history and methods of taking it are discussed in detail. Illustrated
by Theodore S. Van Dyke
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
by F. C. Selous
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) was a British explorer, hunter and conservationist, and is most remembered for his activities in Southeast Africa. Selous explored lesser-known areas, where he recorded ethnographic notes and collected specimens. ‘Big Game Shooting’, published in 1894, is...
by Thormanby
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Biographical sketches of four of the most famous early big game hunters. Originally published in 1901. The illustrated contents include many little known facts and anecdotes on the sport and lives of William Cotton Oswell - Henry Astbury Leveson ("Old Shekarry") - Sir Samuel White Baker...
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

Andrew Lang was a prolific author of works both fiction and non-; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio in 1889, as well as numerous historical texts including A Short History of Scotland in 1911. Unbeknownst to many of his followers, Lang was also a keen golfer and came to write this short history due to that, we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.
by Harding Cox
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

The Waterloo Cup is a coursing event. The three-day event is run annually at Great Altcar in Lancashire, England. It first started in 1836 and attracts thousands of spectators to watch and gamble on the coursing matches. It was founded by William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, and, originally,...
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
by J. H. Corballis
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016

Originally published in 1891. The author was an experienced all-round sportsman but favoured deer stalking above all. This book describes many of his fascinating exploits stalking Red and Fallow deer in the Scottish Highlands and elsewhere. It contains much information on stalking and rifles which remains practical and useful to the modern sportsman. Illustrated.
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
by E. B. Michell
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

The untutored combats of boys are absurd parodies; and in many a remote place the clubs, where so-called boxing takes place, produce local champions who are disfigured by almost every fault that can make them ridiculous. A bad style is in this matter, as in most others, very difficult to get rid of;...
by Adelaide L. J. Gosset
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017

First published in 1892, this fascinating collection of articles relating to the art of shepherding in Britain is a wonderful glimpse into farming in Victorian Britain. Packed full of snapshots of a rural lifestyle in steep decline, with wonderfully titled chapters including, Contentedness of Southdown...
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