The History of Esculent Fish

Roger North (1653 - 1734)

Roger North, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, was a successful member of the bar and later member of parliament. But he had wide ranging interests from architecture to music. He has an avid collector of books and is best known as the biographer of the North family. Here we sample his interest in raising fish. He presents fifteen short sketches of esculent (edible) fish, and a longer essay as "A Discourse of Fish and Fish Ponds." - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Animals, Science

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Barbel Larry Wilson
00:01:57
Play 02 Carp alexandraatiya
00:06:53
Play 03 The Chub nwlilley
00:02:18
Play 04 The Cod Fish TriciaG
00:01:39
Play 05 The Haddock TriciaG
00:02:27
Play 06 The Herring AbbasVO
00:04:55
Play 07 The Mackarel Margaret Lange
00:02:00
Play 08 The Mullet AbbasVO
00:02:33
Play 09 The Perch AbbasVO
00:01:38
Play 10 The Pike Margaret Lange
00:01:57
Play 11 The Roach and The Shad CassiopeiaSparks
00:04:10
Play 12 The Tench and The Trout Alan Mapstone
00:04:22
Play 13 The Whiting Margaret Lange
00:01:50
Play 14 Of the Situation and Disposition of the Principal Waters Larry Wilson
00:03:02
Play 15 Of the Manner of making and raising Pond Heads Jen Warren
00:02:49
Play 16 The Dimensions of Pond Heads Jen Warren
00:02:14
Play 17 Of securing your Banks CassiopeiaSparks
00:03:22
Play 18 Of Sluices CassiopeiaSparks
00:02:20
Play 19 Of the Manner of Working to raise a Pond Head CassiopeiaSparks
00:05:57
Play 20 Of Auxiliary Waters CassiopeiaSparks
00:01:22
Play 21 Of Stews CassiopeiaSparks
00:02:51
Play 22 Of Moats CassiopeiaSparks
00:08:01
Play 23 Of Other Auxiliary Waters CassiopeiaSparks
00:03:01
Play 24 The Course of Laying the Great Waters Dry MollyA
00:03:46
Play 25 Of Breeding of Fish Adrian Stephens
00:04:30
Play 26 The Manner of Stocking Waters Adrian Stephens
00:08:54
Play 27 Of the Manner of Feeding Fish Adrian Stephens
00:07:39
Play 28 Of Disposing Your Increase of Fish Adrian Stephens
00:05:21
Play 29 Of fishing for Carriage Adrian Stephens
00:04:32
Play 30 Of Nurseries to Ponds and Fish Victoria James
00:01:16
Play 31 Of Frosts, and the Way to Save the Fish in Them Larry Wilson
00:07:10
Play 32 Of the Ordinary Benefits and Improvements by Fish Owlivia
00:05:33
Play 33 Of Benefits besides the Main Design CassiopeiaSparks
00:02:45
Play 34 The Conclusion Larry Wilson
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