Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton (1593-1683), the angler, was born in Stafford. He settled as a linen-draper, first in Fleet Street and then in Chancery Lane, London. He married a lady, a grand-niece of Cranmer, and on her death a sister of Bishop Ken, by whom he had several children. He associated with some of the best clergymen of the Church of England, among the number Dr. Donne, and was much beloved by them. On the death of his second wife he went to Winchester and stayed with his friend Dr. Morley, the bishop. His principal work was the "Complete Angler; or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation," which was extended by his friend Charles Cotton, and is a classic to this day. He wrote in addition Lives of Hooker, Dr. Donne, Bishop Sanderson, Sir Henry Wotton, and George Herbert, all done, like the "Angler," in a uniquely charming, simple style.Wisdom & Quotes
- Everybody's business is nobody's business.
- I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.
Yi Myong-han