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Compleat Tangler
A witty take on fishing from the legendary cartoonist
Series: Norman Thelwell
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The Compleat Tangler brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's fishing cartoons.
What do fishermen really get up to when they abandon a warm bed before the crack of dawn, stuff a haversack with tins of assorted maggots, half a hundredweight of pulped bread and a folding campstool, and disappear into the drizzle? Thelwell presents his report.
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Compleat Tangler
The Compleat Tangler brings together a glorious collection of Thelwell's fishing cartoons. What do fishermen really get up to when they abandon a warm bed before the crack of dawn, stuff a haversack with tins of assorted maggots, half a hundredweight of pulped bread and a folding campstool, and disappear into the drizzle? Thelwell presents his report.PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780749029173
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
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About the Author
Norman Thelwell contributed more than 1,600 cartoons to Punch magazine, theSunday Express and Tatler. Thelwell's cartoons remain a popular and wry lookat British life. He was particularly w ell-known for his cartoons on horse riding,fishing, sailing, motoring and country pursuits and was one of the foundermembers of the British Cartoonists' Association.
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