The History of Esculent Fish
Roger North
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Roger North, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, was a successful member of the bar and later member of parliament. But he had wide ranging interests from architecture to music. He has an avid collector of books and is best known as the biographer of the North family. Here we sample his interest in raising fish. He presents fifteen short sketches of esculent (edible) fish, and a longer essay as "A Discourse of Fish and Fish Ponds." - Summary by Larry Wilson (2 hr 6 min)
Chapters
The Barbel | 1:57 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Carp | 6:53 | Read by alexandraatiya |
The Chub | 2:18 | Read by nwlilley |
The Cod Fish | 1:39 | Read by TriciaG |
The Haddock | 2:27 | Read by TriciaG |
The Herring | 4:55 | Read by AbbasVO |
The Mackarel | 2:00 | Read by Margaret Lange |
The Mullet | 2:33 | Read by AbbasVO |
The Perch | 1:38 | Read by AbbasVO |
The Pike | 1:57 | Read by Margaret Lange |
The Roach and The Shad | 4:10 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
The Tench and The Trout | 4:22 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
The Whiting | 1:50 | Read by Margaret Lange |
Of the Situation and Disposition of the Principal Waters | 3:02 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Of the Manner of making and raising Pond Heads | 2:49 | Read by Jen Warren |
The Dimensions of Pond Heads | 2:14 | Read by Jen Warren |
Of securing your Banks | 3:22 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of Sluices | 2:20 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of the Manner of Working to raise a Pond Head | 5:57 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of Auxiliary Waters | 1:22 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of Stews | 2:51 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of Moats | 8:01 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
Of Other Auxiliary Waters | 3:01 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
The Course of Laying the Great Waters Dry | 3:46 | Read by MollyA |
Of Breeding of Fish | 4:30 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
The Manner of Stocking Waters | 8:54 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
Of the Manner of Feeding Fish | 7:39 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
Of Disposing Your Increase of Fish | 5:21 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
Of fishing for Carriage | 4:32 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
Of Nurseries to Ponds and Fish | 1:16 | Read by Victoria James |
Of Frosts, and the Way to Save the Fish in Them | 7:10 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Of the Ordinary Benefits and Improvements by Fish | 5:33 | Read by Owlivia |
Of Benefits besides the Main Design | 2:45 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
The Conclusion | 1:14 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Reviews
A Brief Overview
Phxjennifer
First, thanks to all the volunteers who narrated this, you did a great job. This book is more of an outline rather than a history. Each topic gets its own section, but each section is only a few minutes long. Usually I can tune out the mandatory Librivox disclaimer at the beginning of each section, but with this book it was a challenge. The author aimed his book at people who owned large estates or farms. He advised that the ponds should be several acres in area, advised how many fish to stock per acre, and even suggested that if the landlord had a disused moat (!) lying around it could be cleaned and repaired and linked to the pond system. (The young members of the household could entertain themselves with fishing and rowing. )