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  Izaak Walton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izaak Walton (August 9, 1593 - December 15, 1683) was an English writer, author of The Compleat Angler.
Walton had already contributed an Elegy to the 1633 edition of Donne’s poems, and he completed and published the life, much to the satisfaction of the most learned critics, in 1640.
The Izaak Walton League is an American association of sportsmen that was formed in 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to preserve fishing streams.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izaak_Walton   (1180 words)

  
 IZAAK WALTON - LoveToKnow Article on IZAAK WALTON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Walton hooked a much bigger fish than he angled for when he offered his quaint treatise, The Compleat Angler, to the public.
Walton did not profess to be an expert with the fly; the fly-fishing in his first edition.
Although The Compleat Angler was not Waltons first literary work, his leisurely labors as a biographer seem to have grown out of his devotion to angling.
www.75.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WALTON_IZAAK.htm   (1103 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Izaak Walton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Izaak Walton (1593-1683), English man of letters, who wrote what became one of the most famous books in the English language, The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation.
Walton was born in the parish of Saint Mary, Staffordshire.
Walton's charming discourse on every aspect of fishing as a form of recreation is interspersed with dialogue, verses, songs, and idyllic glimpses of pastoral life.
encarta.msn.com /text_761559715__1/Izaak_Walton.html   (260 words)

  
 BBC -Staffordshire - Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton is famous for his fishing book The Compleat Angler (which has its 350th anniversary in 2003), for the cottage museum near Stafford that records his youth, and of course for his angling hours spent on the River Dove.
Walton, being a strong supporter of both the Anglican church and the Royalist cause, was forced to sell his business in 1644 and move from the Parliamentarian-controlled City of London to the quieter suburb of Clerkenwell.
Izaak Walton may be a seventeenth century writer from Staffordshire, best known for his love of angling, but he's also well-known in the USA - and an inspiration.
www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/local_heroes/t_z/walton.shtml   (1186 words)

  
 Derbyshire People - Izaak Walton - author of the Compleat Angler and friend of Charles Cotton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Izaak Walton was a staffordshireman having been born in Stafford in 1593, son of an alehouse keeper.
Walton was married twice and upon the death of his second wife, he moved to Farnham Castle as a permanent guest of George Morley the Bishop of Winchester.
A popular hotel The Izaak Walton hotel is situated close to the southern enterance of Dovedale, the finest dale in Derbyshire, and Viator bridge in Milldale is named after a character in his book, The Compleat Angler.
www.derbyshireuk.net /izaak_walton.html   (366 words)

  
 WALTON, IZAAK (1593-1683) - Online Information article about WALTON, IZAAK (1593-1683)
Sir Henry Wotton dying in 1639, Walton undertook his life also; it was finished in 1642 and published in 165r.
Walton is a favourite resort of anglers and boating parties.
village of Walton, with the church, was engulfed towards the end of the 18th century.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /VIR_WAT/WALTON_IZAAK_1593_1683_.html   (2390 words)

  
 Izaak Walton Killam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was one of Canada's most eminent financiers.
Dalhousie University, in Halifax, benefited the most and the library there is known as the Killam.
Money also went to establish Izaak Killam Hospital for Children in Halifax and the Montreal Neurological Institute.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izaak_Walton_Killam   (308 words)

  
 The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
Walton infused his work with anecdotes and commentaries on catching and preparing everything from carp to trout, chub to pike.
Izaak Walton's classic celebration of fishing's subtle intricacies and the joys of submerging oneself, often quite literally, in the natural world is itself ingenious and reflective.
Walton, nostalgic Royalist and friend of bishops, presents the modest angler's life as equal to the sport of kings.
www.musicseries.com /Compleatangler.html   (1119 words)

  
 Izaak Walton - eBooks - New Releases!
Among Walton's earliest surviving literary efforts is an elegy written in 1633 for the initial collection of Donne's poems.
In 1676 Walton asked a young follower, the poet Charles Cotton, to furnish a supplement on fly-fishing for the fifth edition of The Compleat Angler, and the two pursued the project at a cottage on the banks of the Dove River in Derbyshire.
Izaak Walton died three months later on December 15, 1683 and was buried at Winchester Cathedral.
www.ebookmall.com /alpha-authors/Izaak-Walton.htm   (840 words)

  
 Izaak Walton - A Drama in Four Parts by Charles Dance, Esq.
It is funny, clever, crisp and biting, utilizing all the elements of farce and melodrama: mistaken identity, the imperiled heroine, the bad guys (Gypsies) and the savior, Father Izaak (of course).
Izaak Walton: A Drama in Four Parts comes from way out of left field-or the 19th Century, which now lies somewhere beyond the bleachers.
The play is a minor footnote to Walton's significance and influence: Dance's Walton is frank and fair, peaceful and forthright, sensible and romantic-in short, a worldly man who casts a skeptical but hopeful eye on the ways of the world.
www.meadowrunpress.com /isaac_walton.htm   (764 words)

  
 Izaak Walton --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Izaak Walton, detail of an oil painting by Jacob Huysmans, c.
The English writer Izaak Walton is remembered as a biographer and as the author of The Compleat Angler.
English author Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation (1653) is a pastoral discourse on the joys and stratagems of fishing.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9076029   (562 words)

  
 Izaak Walton Inn
Izaak Walton Inn was voted the best cross country ski resort in the Mountain Region, 2003.
Snow Country magazine named the Izaak Walton Inn one of the top 10 cross-country ski resorts in the Rockies.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Izaak Walton Inn is an alpine lodge constructed in 1939 by the Great Northern Railroad to house winter snow removal crews.
visitmt.com /categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=272&SiteID=1   (409 words)

  
 National Sporting Library - NSL Collection Highlights - The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton (1593-1683) wrote one of the bestselling books of all time.
Published in 1653, Walton's first edition was small and was published by his close friend and fellow parishioner, Richard Marriot of St. Dustan's.
It is the story of three sportsmen, a fisherman named Piscator (who is Walton), a huntsman named Venator and a fowler named Auceps.
www.nsl.org /may2bk.htm   (270 words)

  
 Izaak Walton League of America - Minnesota Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Izaak Walton League is a diverse group of 50,000 men and women dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife.
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) was founded in Chicago in 1922 to form a plan of action to combat water pollution in lakes and streams.
This document may be reproduced or distributed without specific permission from the Izaak Walton League, Minnesota Division, provided that the document is left fully intact.
www.mtn.org /~mn-ikes   (293 words)

  
 Izaak Walton's Cottage on AboutBritain.com
Izaak Walton was born in Stafford in 1593, the son of an alehouse keeper.
It was rented to a series of tenants until 1923 when the Izaak Walton Trust bought it.
Although published by Walton in 1653, a section was added by his friend Charles Cotton in 1676.
www.aboutbritain.com /IzaakWaltonsCottage.htm?RefID=1502835   (658 words)

  
 Organic Theme
The Southern Maryland Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America was organized in June of 1958, at that time we were known as the Charles County Chapter.
The Izaak Walton League of America---a non-profit conservation organization---is recognized as a Section 501(c)(3) public charity under the Internal Revenue Code.
To strive for purity of water, the clarity of air, and the wise stewardship of the land and it's resources; to know the beauty and understanding of nature and the value of wildlife, woodlands and open space; to the preservation of this heritage and to man's sharing in it.
www.iwlasomd.org   (332 words)

  
 Izaak Walton (1593-1683)
Stafford, to Jervis Walton, of a yeoman family, little is known of Walton's childhood or education.
Having married in 1626, Walton had lost his wife, Rachel Floyd, and all seven of their children by 1640: he married again in 1646, and a son and daughter of this second marriage reached adulthood.
The work for which Walton is best known, The compleat angler, or the contemplative man's recreation first appeared in 1653, but he continued to revise and add to it until 1676.
www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk /walton.htm   (413 words)

  
 Walton, Izaak. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The first edition appeared in 1653, and it was reissued frequently with additional material; the last edition in Walton’s lifetime appeared in 1676.
The book not only describes the technique of angling, but draws a picture of peace and simple virtue that was Walton’s protest against the civil wars taking place at the time.
He also wrote several biographies, including ones of John Donne (1640), Sir Henry Wotton (1651), and George Herbert (1670), all of whom were his friends.
www2.bartleby.com /65/wa/Walton-I.html   (168 words)

  
 BBC Staffordshire - Izaak Walton Talkboard
Tony Bridgett and his colleagues from the English Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America were there to raise funds to try and avoid the closure of WALTONS Cottage at SHALLOWFORD near ECCLESHALL.
Whilst many bodies had celebrated the 350th anniversary of the Great Book, and the generous way that Izaak had given the Cottage to Stafford Borough Council in 1693, the council considered that their part would be to close the Cottage.
Tony Bridgett is the president of the new Izaak Walton Cottage Chapter and for membership information, he can be reached at 34 Windsor Drive, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 6NV.
www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/local_heroes/t_z/walton_comments.shtml   (930 words)

  
 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS - Izaak Walton League of America Winner Project Profile 2005
According to the Izaak Walton League, "The Oceans Alive in Landlocked Iowa is a project that exemplifies the global approach on the grassroots level that breeds successful conservation.
It is the combination of education and hands-on action that leads to the creation of environmentally-minded citizens, some of whom will be so inspired as to enter the field of conservation as a career.
The Izaak Walton League is proud to affiliate itself with this project that shows so much initiative and foresight."
www.seaworld.org /conservation-matters/eea/2005/izwla.htm   (523 words)

  
 Izaak Walton --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The latter work, a pastoral discourse on the joys and stratagems of fishing, has been one of the most frequently reprinted books in English literature.
Izaak Walton was born on Aug. 9, 1593, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
English poet and country squire, chiefly remembered for his share in Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9339829   (536 words)

  
 Izaak Walton Park, Izaak Walton Clubhouse, List of Parks, Park Services, City of Longmont
By visiting this and other City of Longmont web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by the policies of the site.
Izaak Walton Park was donated to City of Longmont in 1989 by the V.V. Golden Foundation.
Used for nearly half a century by the Izaak Walton League for sport fishing and skeet-shooting, this facility sat unimproved until 1999.
www.ci.longmont.co.us /parks/park_list/overview/izaak.htm   (219 words)

  
 Random House | Books | The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton
'[Walton] spoke of an amiable mortality and rightness on the earth that has been envied by his readers for three hundred years.'
Izaak Walton, one of the earliest English biographers who is best remembered as the author of The Compleat Angler, was born in the parish of St. Mary's, at Stafford, on August 9, 1593.
www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl/9780679642060.html   (660 words)

  
 Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton League to pay for pollution at gun range.(Courts)(Creek dumping prompts a jury to declare the outdoor group a public nuisance)
Izaak Walton League helps hunters and landowners cooperate on access.(Sports)(Outdoors)
Shooters say verdict was a win for range.(Courts)(A jury awards a claim but rejects others against the Izaak Walton League)
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0851410.html   (311 words)

  
 Izaak Walton Inn Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Nestled among the Northern Rockies, between Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the Izaak Walton Inn offers a variety of experiences to our guests.
For railfans, Izaak Walton Inn has a free Amtrak Companion Ticket Fare Coupon.
Feel free to browse around and explore what the Izaak Walton Inn has to offer.
www.izaakwaltoninn.com   (250 words)

  
 Bethesda Chevy Chase Izaak Walton League
Members begin to arrive at 5:00 PM and dinner is served at 6:00 PM.
Izaak Walton Cottage Chapter in the UK Rifle and Pistol Matches 2006
The Izaak Walton League of America is a diverse group of 50,000 men and women dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife.
www.bcciwla.org   (199 words)

  
 Isaak Walton League - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Linn County Izaak Walton League is a widely diverse group of people ranging from avid hunters to those who love to fish.
With over 50 acres of timberland on the North East side of Cedar Rapids, our grounds have been part of the Izaak Walton League for over 50 years.
The land was purchased in 1946 by the Linn County Izaak Walton League and has been a part of our growing conservation organization ever since.
www.izaak-walton.org   (243 words)

  
 Welcome to the Ames Izaak Walton League Website
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) was founded in 1922 as a national organization of hunters, anglers and other conservation-minded outdoor enthusiasts who work through volunteer, community-based action and education programs to ensure the sustainable use of America’s natural resources.
The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) is first and foremost an organization of active and dedicated volunteer conservationists who help protect and restore the country’s natural resources at the local, state and national levels.
These chapters are able to provide outdoor recreation and educational opportunities to members with a wide range of interests, abilities and special needs.
www.amesikes.org   (507 words)

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