The Art and Practice of Hawking (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Victorian Falconry Guide to Raptor Training, Fieldcraft, Equipment, and Traditional Hawking PracticeBy E. B. Michell

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The Art and Practice of Hawking is both a practical manual and a cultivated defence of falconry as a disciplined field art. Michell explains the selection, manning, training, feeding, and flying of hawks with close attention to equipment, quarry, weather, and terrain. Written in the lucid, exact prose of the late Victorian sporting tradition, the book also belongs to a broader antiquarian revival, preserving the language and rituals of a medieval pursuit for modern readers. E. B. Michell was an English sportsman and writer whose knowledge of hawking was grounded in direct practice rather than mere literary enthusiasm. His work reflects the concerns of a period in which traditional rural sports were being transformed by new social habits, changing landscapes, and the decline of older aristocratic pastimes. Michell's purpose was therefore instructional but also restorative: to keep alive a demanding craft requiring patience, judgment, and humane intimacy with birds of prey. This volume is recommended to readers interested in falconry, sporting history, animal training, and the literature of country life. It rewards both the practitioner seeking historical technique and the scholar tracing how Victorian writers codified, preserved, and romanticized pre-modern arts of the field. 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.