{"product_id":"fishings-strangest-tales-hardcover","title":"Fishing's Strangest Tales - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExtraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFishing's Strangest Tales\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together choice stories and bizarre fishing tales from all over the world. Meet the Oxford scientist who, in 1910, discovered the marvellous life-giving properties of brandy to fish who had otherwise gasped their last. Or how about the nine-year-old boy fishing for trout who caught a large mussel - containing no less than forty pearls - and managed to earn more in one day than his father, a farm worker, had earned in the last five years?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFishing's Strangest Tales \u003c\/em\u003eis full of fascinating tales that may \u003cem\u003esound\u003c\/em\u003e fishy but will have have you caught - hook, line and sinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Quinn has written on everything from steam railways, to country houses, the royal family, fishing and country crafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has written several books in the \u003cem\u003eStrangest\u003c\/em\u003e series including \u003cem\u003eFishing's Strangest Tales\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLondon's Strangest Tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is also the author of four highly praised biographies of domestic servants, as well as biographies of the late Queen Mother's favourite servant Backstairs Billy and of Edward VII's favourite mistress, Alice Keppel. Other royal books include the bestselling \u003cem\u003eYes Ma'am\u003c\/em\u003e, a history of royal servants, and \u003cem\u003eKensington Palace: An Intimate History\u003c\/em\u003e. He has written for \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e as well as for numerous magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe appears regularly on BBC TV, ITV and radio to comment on fishing, social history, London history or the royal family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 7.91 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56435024658737,"sku":"9780008787042","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/9tLJUgUUlN9780008787042.webp?v=1790164520","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/fishings-strangest-tales-hardcover","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}