J R Hartley Casts Again - Michael Russell

Following the huge success of Fly Fishing by J R Hartley, a book described by one reviewer as ‘one of the funniest one could ever read’, our hero is back, recalled to rummage once more in the creel of reminiscence.

All fly fishermen will rise to J R and the undeniable charm of his enthusiasm, but it doesn’t matter a hoot if you don’t know the difference between your Blue-Winged Olive and your Kite’s Imperial. We glimpse J R not only in his natural habitat of lodge and water meadow, but also on more hazardous terrain – on the boards in the school pantomime, on the football field, and even, in a rooftop escape, persuading a deranged cigar-importer not to jump.

J R Hartley has been catapulted, albeit reluctantly, back into the limelight. Patrick Benson, JR accomplished illustrator, is again on hand to make the soufflé rise.