Excerpt from The Master of the Hounds Although young to occupy the position of master of fox hounds, he had been brought up from boyhood to the profession, and initiated by his father into the mysteries of the noble science, which, truth to say, proved a far more attractive study than Latin or Greek; and yet William Beauchamp had made such progress in the dead languages at the university, that he took his degree with flying colours, and, as his friend Bob Conyers used to affirm, he would have been in the first flight, but for a prolonged liver attack, which at last became so serious, that he was recommended by his doctor and tutor also to give up reading, and take again to the saddle 5 and a deuced good change, too, said Bob, or there had been a capital fellow s oilt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Master of the Hounds, Vol. 1 of 3 My dear Lord, By the following Tale, in which the characters are depicted from real life, I have endeavoured to show that Foxhunters are not men of one idea only, or of one pursuit; and that Masters of Foxhounds do not, as they have been grossly misrepresented, live for Foxhunting alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Master of the Hounds, Vol. 3 of 3 I think not, was the reply. His opinion on that point is pretty generally known, although he was sitting with her the whole of the opera in Lady Malcolm's box the other night. Well, I am surprised at his want of taste -what can he see to admire in a bashful, country-looking girl, without the semblance of fashion about her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Master of Hounds: Illustrated From Photographs In addition, my friend lt.-col. G. C. Ricardo has written, out of the fulness of his knowledge of Craven expenditure over a period of years, an exhaustive chapter on the financial side of Master ship, no unimportant aspect to the newcomer in a strange country; while Mr. Arthur Heinemann, one of the most enthusiastic and most successful of living otter-hunters, has written on that sport in Essex and Devon, in both of which countries he has mastered important packs. It will perhaps be noticed that Masters of Harriers find no place in this book, but it was thought that, for one Library at any rate, Mr. Brydcn had said all that there was to be said on the subject in his own volume on the sport, and any further notes must have been in the nature of repetition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Master of the Hounds, Vol. 2 of 3 About the same hour, seated in the dining, room at Marston, after the ladies had retired, were Lords Mervyn and Vancourt, discussing with Vernon their future plans of operation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This vintage book contains a short treatise on fox hunting, being an analysis of the employment of fox hounds with information on management and tips on their care, use, and training. A timeless and useful manual, "A Pack of Foxhounds" will be of considerable utility to fox hunting historians, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Pack", "Cubhunting", "The Season. Drawing a Covert", "The Horn", "In the Open. Casting Hounds", and "the Beaten Fox". Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the foxhound.

Excerpt from Hounds Very little excuse need be Offered for the production of the present work, as the author believes that hitherto no other small manual exclusively devoted to hounds of the various kinds has been published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.