Poachers and Poaching (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Countryside Crime, Game Laws, and the Hidden Fieldcraft of Rural OutlawsBy John F.L.S. Watson
Length6h 38m
About this audiobook
Poachers and Poaching is a vivid study of rural illegality, fieldcraft, and the moral ambiguities surrounding Britain's game laws. Written in a precise yet observant prose, it combines natural history, social commentary, and anecdotal narrative to describe the methods, habitats, tools, and customs of poachers. The book belongs to a late-Victorian tradition of countryside writing in which practical knowledge of animals and landscapes is set against questions of class, property, and law. John F.L.S. Watson writes as a careful observer of rural life, evidently familiar with both the sportsman's world and the hidden practices of those who lived by evading it. His attention to birds, fish, small game, traps, weather, and seasonal movement suggests a naturalist's training and a deep intimacy with the countryside. Such knowledge enables him to treat poaching not merely as crime, but as a phenomenon shaped by poverty, custom, ingenuity, and the structures of landownership. This book is recommended to readers interested in Victorian rural society, environmental history, gamekeeping, and the literature of the British countryside. It offers more than picturesque episodes: it reveals a contested landscape where survival, sport, law, and tradition meet. Scholars and general readers alike will find it a rich and revealing document.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Historical Fiction
Length6 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Poachers and Poaching (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I. POACHERS AND POACHING.—I.
3CHAPTER II. POACHERS AND POACHING.—II.
4CHAPTER III. BADGERS AND OTTERS.
5CHAPTER IV. COURIERS OF THE AIR.
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6CHAPTER V. THE SNOW-WALKERS.
7CHAPTER VI. WHEN DARKNESS HAS FALLEN.
8CHAPTER VII. BRITISH BIRDS, THEIR NESTS AND EGGS.
9CHAPTER VIII. MINOR BRITISH GAME BIRDS.
10CHAPTER IX. WATER POACHERS.
11CHAPTER X. WILD DUCKS AND DUCK DECOYING.
12CHAPTER XI. FIELD AND COVERT POACHERS.
13CHAPTER XII. HOMELY TRAGEDY.
14I.
15II.
16III.
17IV.
18CHAPTER XIII. WORKERS IN WOODCRAFT.
19I.
20II. THE CHARCOAL BURNERS.
21III. THE FORESTER.
22CHAPTER XIV. SKETCHES FROM NATURE.
23I. NATURE'S WEATHER PROPHETS.
24II. FERRETS AND FERRETING.
25III. OUR HERONRY.
26IV. PLOVERS AND PLOVERS' EGGS.
27V. BROWN IN SUMMER, WHITE IN WINTER.
28VI. ADAPTATION TO HAUNT.
29VII. HOW THE WORLD IS FERTILISED.
30Memorable Quotes
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