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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Amid the High Hills
Hugh, Sir Fraser
181 pages~3 hr 37 min read23 chapters$4.99
Sir Hugh Fraser takes to the Scottish Highlands for deer, salmon, and the fastest birds in Britain. His sporting chapters move from a stalker's peril to a great fish and a good day in the forest of Coignafearn. Bracing outdoor writing from the high glens. Head into the hills for stag, salmon, and grouse.
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Inside this book
23 chapters
- 1AMID THE HIGH HILLS
- 2PREFACE
- 3CONTENTS
- 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5I THE CHARM OF SPORT AMID THE HIGH HILLS
- 6II STALKING IN ITS MOST ENJOYABLE FORM
- 7III A GREAT FISH AND A GREATER FISHERMAN
- 8IV THE BIRDS OF FASTEST FLIGHT IN THE BRITISH ISLES
- 9V A GOOD DAY IN THE FOREST OF COIGNAFEARN
- 10VI A STALKER’S PERIL
- 11VII THE LUCK OF SALMON FISHING
- 12VIII A STORMY WEEK IN THE FOREST
- 13IX A SALMON LOCH IN SUTHERLAND
- 14X THE HOMING INSTINCTS OF WOUNDED DEER
- 15XI THE METHOD BY WHICH EAGLES AND HAWKS SECURE THEIR PREY
- 16XII INSTANCES OF WOUNDED STAGS ATTACKING STALKERS
- 17XIII TRAPPED
- 18XIV THE LAST STALK OF THE SEASON
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