Keen Shot's Miscellany, The
Following the well-established format of miscellanies this is a wonderful pot pourri of the bizarre, the hilarious and the utterly fascinating. There is also much useful information and some genuine pearls of wisdom lady guns will particularly enjoy Sir Joseph Nickerson s shrewd comment; A lady begins to know she is shooting well when the men stop telling her that she is. While Captain Horatio Ross s feat of shooting 20 swallows with a flintlock pistol may not evoke our admiration it certainly stirs the sense of wonder, as do so many things in this perfect bedside or bogside companion. The ideal stocking-filler for anyone who shoots. --Shooting and Conservation  Quirky facts to bring up at the shoot lunch - --The Field  TimesEssential reading. Over 300 entries on the subject of game shooting past and present. Lots of quirky tales, facts and tit-bits. A very impressive title- well researched and entertainingly written. --FieldSports