Excerpt from The Complete Sportsman: Containing a Compendious View of the Ancient and Modern Chase, a Concise History of the Various Kinds of Dogs Used in the Sports of the Field I am not aware that a taste for literature is incompatible with a passion for the chase; but it has frequently been remarked (and correctly too) that very few authors are to be found amongst sportsmen. On the subject of Field Sports, but little has made its appearance; and this little has not been more remarkable for the expensive manner in 'which it has been ushered into the world, than for its sloven ly carelessness, want of connection, and frequent absurdity. None of. The publications, in fact, this subject, contain that plain introductory infor mation so essential to the novice; theyiar'e, for the most part, made' up of common place observation, and unblushingly copied from one book to another. 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.