"Hounds, Gentlemen Please!"

W. B. Forbes

• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781473327405
• eBook ISBN: 9781473349964

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to fox hunting, with accounts of hunting experiences, historical information, tips and pointers, and much more. Although old, the information contained within this book is timeless and will be of considerable value to those with an interest in the history of fox hunting. Contents include: "'Hounds, Gentlemen, Please'", "On Going to Convert", "A Plea for Interest in Hounds", "Field Masters and Huntsmen: Amateur and Professional", "Short Masterships and Their Causes", "Horns, Holloas, and Dog Language", "Our Puppies", "On Blooding Hounds", "The Colour of Hounds", "The Fox in Summer", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• A Brief Introduction to Fox Hunting
• Introduction
• Preface
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Chapter I “Hounds, Gentlemen, Please!”
• Chapter II On Going to Covert
• Chapter III A Plea for Interest in Hounds
• Chapter IV Field Masters and Huntsmen: Amateur and Professional
• Chapter V Short Masterships and Their Causes
• Chapter VI Horns, Holloas, and Dog Language
• Chapter VII Our Puppies
• Chapter VIII On Blooding Hounds
• Chapter IX The Colour of Hounds
• Chapter X The Fox in Summer
• Chapter XI The Hunted Fox and His Wiles
• Chapter XII Gorse Coverts and Their Management
• Chapter XIII Our Artificial Fox Earths
• Chapter XIV Variety in Hunting Countries
• Chapter XV Foxhunting Types
• Chapter XVI Foxhunting Types (continued)
• Chapter XVII Hunting Miseries
• Chapter XVIII Some Humours of the Chase
• Chapter XIX Christmas Reflections
• Chapter XX Which is the Best Month of the Season?
• Chapter XXI Hunting Ancient and Modern
• Chapter XXII Changes in Foxhunting
• Chapter XXIII A Plea for the Old Red Rag