Fishing S Strangest Tales

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042846

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Fishing's Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history. Fishing's Strangest Tales gathers together choice stories and bizarre fishing tales from all over the world. Consider the Oxford scientist who in 1910 discovered the marvellous life-giving properties of brandy to fish who had otherwise gasped their last. Or how about the nine-year-old boy fishing for trout who caught a large mussel – containing no less than forty pearls – and managed to earn more in one day than his father, a farm worker, had earned in the last five years? Fishing's Strangest Days is full of fascinating tales that may sound fishy and unbelievable but will have have you caught hook, line and sinker.

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fishing
ISBN : OCLC:1244731616

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Fishing's Strangest Days by Tom Quinn Pdf

Author : Matthew R Brackley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781291778212

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Strange Fish and other stories by Matthew R Brackley Pdf

Strange fish and other stories are about life. Humour, surrealism, politics, nature, imagination, sadness, philosphy, and all that good stuff!If you pick one book, make it this! Story poems at its'brilliant quirky best! Created in A4 for ease of reading and sharing."

Author : Zane Grey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Saltwater fishing
ISBN : 9781568331591

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Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas by Zane Grey Pdf

This collection, first published in 1925, describes Grey's fishing adventures in exotic locales throughout the Pacific Region.

Author : Shaun Morey
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780761181316

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Incredible--and True!--Fishing Stories by Shaun Morey Pdf

The daredevil who leaped from a helicopter onto the back of a marlin and rode it rodeo-style. A staggering 3,001 bass caught in a single short summer season on Long Island. A grueling 37-hour fight with Pacific salmon. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! From crazy billfish quests to the scientist who hooked a grizzly, from "fish catches man" horror stories to those nutty catfish noodlers who grope into the murkiest holes bare-handed, her are fishing's most unpredictable and spectacular tales. Shaun Morey traveled the world—including Alaska, Australia, Mexico, and the Caribbean—to interview anglers, boat captains, guides, and witnesses who can say: Yes, this really happened! Includes illustrations, photos, and links to videos.

Author : John Harding
Publisher : Portico
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042655

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Sailing's Strangest Tales by John Harding Pdf

This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales. Within these pages you’ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by drunkard lightship keeper John Herman. The tales within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for 2016, this book is the perfect gift for both keen sailors to the armchair Captains. Word count: 45,000

Author : Shaun Morey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0963369105

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Incredible Fishing Stories by Shaun Morey Pdf

From a 37-hour fight with a Pacific salmon to the maimed fisherman whose severed thumb turned up in the belly of a Mackinaw trout, here are fishing's 80 most spectacular tales.

Author : Ben Pobjie
Publisher : Affirm Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922930842

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100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia by Ben Pobjie Pdf

Tales of the strange, unnerving and downright bizarre from one of the weirdest places on Earth Fish falling out of the sky, joggers relieving themselves on your doorstep, mysterious monsters constantly springing from the shadows, spooky lights and ill-conceived toast spreads: these are just some of the things you can expect on any given day in our surreal southern land. In 100 Weirdest Tales from Across Australia, comedy writer and accredited weirdness expert Ben Pobjie delves deep into Australia's past and present to serve up the weirdest stories of all, which will leave you smacking your gob with one hand while scratching your head with the other.

Author : Robert W. Chambers
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 12282 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Delphi Complete Weird Tales of Robert W. Chambers (Illustrated) by Robert W. Chambers Pdf

The American Robert W. Chambers was a pioneer writer of weird, fantasy and supernatural tales, whose seminal collection of stories ‘The King in Yellow’ has had a lasting influence on the horror genre. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete Weird short story collections of Robert W. Chambers, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chambers’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 42 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many novels and tales are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * The complete Weird short story collections, including many Weird tales appearing here for the first time in digital publishing * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Franco-Prussian War Trilogy The Novels In the Quarter The Red Republic Lorraine Ashes of Empire Cardigan The Maid-At-Arms The Maids of Paradise In Search of the Unknown The Reckoning Iole The Tracer of Lost Persons The Fighting Chance The Younger Set The Firing Line Special Messenger The Danger Mark The Green Mouse Ailsa Paige The Common Law The Adventures of a Modest Man Blue-Bird Weather The Streets of Ascalon Japonette The Gay Rebellion The Business of Life Quick Action The Hidden Children Anne’s Bridge Between Friends Who Goes There! Athalie The Girl Philippa The Dark Star Barbarians The Laughing Girl The Restless Sex The Moonlit Way In Secret The Crimson Tide The Slayer of Souls The Little Red Foot The Flaming Jewel The Short Story Collections The King in Yellow The Maker of Moons The Mystery of Choice The Haunts of Men A Young Man in a Hurry The Tree of Heaven Police!!! The Better Man A Story of Primitive Love The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Batsford
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781849941754

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Fishing's Strangest Days by Tom Quinn Pdf

Fishing's Strangest Tales gathers together choice stories and bizarre fishing tales from all over the world. Consider the Oxford scientist who in 1910 discovered the marvellous life-giving properties of brandy to fish who had otherwise gasped their last. Or how about the nine-year-old boy fishing for trout who caught a large mussel – containing no less than forty pearls – and managed to earn more in one day than his father, a farm worker, had earned in the last five years. Fishing's Strangest Days is full of fascinating tales that may sound fishy and unbelievable but will have have you caught hook, line and sinker.

Author : Charles B. Cory
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734029752

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Montezuma ́s Castle and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. Cory Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Montezuma ́s Castle and Other Weird Tales by Charles B. Cory

Author : David Sherwin Parker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1790383587

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True Fishing Stories by David Sherwin Parker Pdf

Fishing and Fly FishingHilariously, Imaginative, Whimsical. A humorous and highly imaginative collection of short stories about fishingIdeal for young and old, beautifully illustrated and outrageously fun, these are the very best tall tales available. whether you are interested in huge entertainment or just need a recipe for cooking a Creature from the Black Lagoon, this it the book of you. Amaze your friends and show them how to fish with magic, but please be careful where you use it. Great fun for all, literary entertainment value 10+.A reflection of nature's mystical ways.Beautifully illustrated.

Author : Darrell Schweitzer
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780809532117

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Weird Tales 295 (Winter 1989/1990) by Darrell Schweitzer Pdf

The Winter 1989/1990 issue of Weird Tales showcases Featured Author Brian Lumley (who contributed 3 stories and an interview) and Featured Artist Vincent di Fate (who contributed all the artwork). Also includes Keith Taylor, Phyllis Ann Karr, and more.

Author : H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 785 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547807797

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THE WEIRD TALES of H. P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE WEIRD TALES of H. P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Whisperer in Darkness, The Shunned House, The Outsider, Pickman's Model, The Picture in the House, The Temple..." is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This edition represents a select collection of Lovecrafs's greatest horror & fantasy works. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Some of Lovecraft's work was inspired by his own nightmares. His interest started from his childhood days when his grandfather stirred his interest in the weird by telling him his own original tales of Gothic horror. Table of Contents: Dagon The Statement of Randolph Carter The Cats of Ulthar Celephaïs From Beyond The Temple Nyarlathotep The Picture in the House Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family The Quest of Iranon The Moon-Bog The Outsider Herbert West—Reanimator The Hound The Rats in the Walls The Unnamable The Festival The Shunned House The Horror at Red Hook He Cool Air The Call of Cthulhu Pickman's Model The Strange High House in the Mist The Silver Key The Case of Charles Dexter Ward The Colour Out of Space The Dunwich Horror The Whisperer in Darkness At the Mountains of Madness The Shadow over Innsmouth The Dreams in the Witch House The Thing on the Doorstep The Evil Clergyman The Haunter of the Dark

Author : Marvin Kaye
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781880448533

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The Best of Weird Tales by Marvin Kaye Pdf

Weird Tales has always been the most popular and sought-after of all pulp magazines. Its mix of exotic fantasy, horror, science fiction, suspense, and the just plain indescribable has enthralled generations of readers throughout the world. Collected here are 13 of the best short stories published in Weird Tales' first year of publication, 1923 -- classics by many who would later play an integral part in the Unique Magazine, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright.