Books by Harry Middleton
“Middleton was one of the very best writers who’ve chosen fishing as a subject. There’s a kind of anarchic energy to his language. In style and inclination, I suppose, he had something of Edward Abbey about him. He seemed ill-at-ease in the world, comfortable only beside water. This book is the story of a young boy, Harry, who is shipped off to live with his uncle and grandfather in the Ozarks, after an accident in which his friend is killed. The two old men teach the boy to fish, and together with their Native American neighbour they teach him to distrust modern life, to love nature, and to love trout above all. It’s a making-of-the-man story, and it’s weird and funny and moving and gorgeous at once. I’ve never read anything quite like it.” Read more...
Malachy Tallack, Memoirist
Interviews where books by Harry Middleton were recommended
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A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean -
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The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing
by Ted Leeson -
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The Secret Carp
by Chris Yates -
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Trout Culture: How Fly Fishing Forever Changed the Rocky Mountain West
by Jen Corrinne Brown -
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The Earth Is Enough: Growing Up in a World of Trout and Old Men
by Harry Middleton
The best books on Fishing, recommended by Malachy Tallack
The best books on Fishing, recommended by Malachy Tallack
Fishing as an activity offers the hobbyist an excuse to leave everyday worries on the shore; it’s an opportunity for solitude, and for deep, even meditative, appreciation of the natural world. Here, Malachy Tallack—the keen angler and author of fly-fishing memoir Illuminated by Water, selects five of the best books on fishing.
