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Post by harembee on Jun 28, 2010 10:31:58 GMT -5
Not strictly pertaining to Seton, but related..... Has anyone read ‘Endangered Species, The Bart and The Bounder’s Countryside Year’ co-written by Richard Heygate and Mike Daunt (Seton’s second cousin and father) and published in 2007? It is not the sort of book I would normally choose but when I spotted a copy on my brother’s bookshelf I was unable to resist having a read. The book is amusingly descriptive and based upon adventures shared by the two men whilst enjoying various country persuits. These include rat-catching, Trout-tickling, wildfowling, boar-hunting and eating hedgehog with the Romany. For anyone who is in the habit of boar-hunting there is a tasty recipe which may be of interest on page 75!!! |
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Post by lily on Jun 28, 2010 17:12:08 GMT -5
So that's what you were reading and chuckling at on the train back from London?! May I be first in the queue to borrow it please? Is Mike the Bart or the Bounder?
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Post by yvie on Jun 30, 2010 18:42:02 GMT -5
 Boar-hunting? Mmm, must add that to my schedule for this weekend. Get the spit turning in readiness please Bee. LOL! Is Seton mentioned in the book?
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Post by francesca on Jul 1, 2010 17:42:15 GMT -5
*covering Wiggy and Wilhoit's ears* They ate hedgehog?  |
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Post by saxman on Jul 1, 2010 18:14:42 GMT -5
I read and enjoyed it. They still hunt boar in your part of the world don't they Bee?  |
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Post by harembee on Jul 2, 2010 19:03:04 GMT -5
May I be first in the queue to borrow it please? Is Mike the Bart or the Bounder? Yes, you may. Mike is the Bounder.  |
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Post by harembee on Jul 2, 2010 19:09:55 GMT -5
Boar-hunting? Mmm, must add that to my schedule for this weekend. Get the spit turning in readiness please Bee. LOL! Is Seton mentioned in the book? OK, the fire's lit and the spit ready. Shall I prepare some apple sauce? I'm only halfway through the book. There's no mention of Seton yet but there is a charming account of Mike teaching his two youngest children (Hugh and Tara) to fish in the chapter I am reading currently. The book is dedicated to all four of his children.  |
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Post by harembee on Jul 2, 2010 19:11:07 GMT -5
*covering Wiggy and Wilhoit's ears* They ate hedgehog? I'm afraid so Chessie! |
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Post by harembee on Jul 2, 2010 19:13:44 GMT -5
They still hunt boar in your part of the world don't they Bee? They still point at the moon and shrug in this part of the world Sweetheart! |
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Post by Sapphire on Jul 4, 2010 9:38:55 GMT -5
That last reply made me titter! My husband is a gamekeeper so I know a little of country life - enough to be interested in this book anyway. I'll order a copy. Thanks for the tip off Bee. From what you say Mike sounds like a bit of a character. Isn't a 'bounder' traditionally a gentleman of a slightly dubious nature?
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Post by harembee on Jul 5, 2010 11:15:57 GMT -5
Quite so Sapphire. Enjoy the book! |
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Post by hermione on Jul 13, 2010 10:32:54 GMT -5
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Post by yvie on Jul 28, 2010 17:47:54 GMT -5
That's brilliant! Entertaining, even for a townie like me! |
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Post by romilly on Aug 16, 2010 9:52:41 GMT -5
Very amusing. I see now where Seton gets that mischievous twinkle in his eyes. I have always wanted to try my hand at tickling trout. I love fish and splashing around in rivers |
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Boar-hunting? Mmm, must add that to my schedule for this weekend. Get the spit turning in readiness please Bee. LOL! 
