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From what I can gather this book looks a delightful work, do any members own it?

And, given the dates (1913-49)covered and the nature of the content can anyone explain why there is a rainbow trout on the cover?

Looks like a Char :-)

I've not seen this book, but I used to have a copy of her other book Days on Sea Lock & River

Rainbows were introduced into the UK in the 19th century - so they were about at the time of her book! and before!

I sold my copy recently so can't check if she ever fished for rainbows. However that is the U.S. edition which may explain things. The British edition looked like this.

Yes she catches rainbows from the river Granta (a tributary of the Cam) at Hildersham just south of Cambridge in the 1920s and 30s.
The rainbow on your cover is a painting in the diary from 1938 in my copy (which just has a plain dark brown cover).

The first mention of Rainbow Trout in the book is 1926.
Its an interesting little book with some great sketches and nice little watercolours.
There is this weather ditty I found funny.

Dirty days hath September,
April, June and November.
From January up to May,
The rain it raineth every day.
All the rest have thirty one,
Without a blessed gleam of sun.
And if any of them had two and thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty.!

Wal.

Wallys-Cast wrote:The first mention of Rainbow Trout in the book is 1926.
Its an interesting little book with some great sketches and nice little watercolours.
There is this weather ditty I found funny.

Dirty days hath September,
April, June and November.
From January up to May,
The rain it raineth every day.
All the rest have thirty one,
Without a blessed gleam of sun.
And if any of them had two and thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty.!

Wal.

How apt

Heavily poached by Flanders and Swann: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eT40eV7 ... vh-wEXvdW8
Apologies forgoing off-topic...

I have a copy of this wonderful book. I love it!!