Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters

Richard Penn, a lesser-known but no less intriguing figure in 19th-century English literature, earned his modest place in the annals of British writing predominantly for his compilation of wisdom, wit, and instruction entitled 'Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters' (1833). While other aspects of his life remain obscured by the passage of time, what is evident from his wo...