Variously interpreted as a political analogy, religious metaphor, fishing encomium, and natural history tract, Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton’s The Compleat Angler has been continually in print since its initial publication in 1653.
Variously interpreted as a political analogy, religious metaphor, fishing encomium, and natural history tract, Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton’s The Compleat Angler has been continually in print since its initial publication in 1653.
Twice in my life have I eaten jellyfish; on both occasions I was in Japan at the time. Each time it was served as a salad and had the appearance of semi-translucent amber-colored noodles. The flavor was unremarkable – not unpleasant but not noteworthy either; however the texture was another matter entirely. Imagine eating a […]
If it seems as though you’ve been hearing more about the increasing number of jellyfish in the world’s oceans recently, you have because their numbers are increasing – dramatically.
In addition to their many other charms, islands are ecologically fascinating. Each one is unique, many are home to some of the world’s most remarkable plants and animals, and all susceptible to the effects of human activity. Roger Lovegrove, former director of the RSPB in Wales knows this, and in his recently published Islands Beyond the […]