Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c, Volume 2

Izaak Walton

1593–1683

Best known for The Compleat Angler, this 17th-century English writer turned the quiet pleasures of fishing, friendship, and reflection into a book that has charmed readers for centuries. He also wrote warmly admired short lives of churchmen and poets, helping preserve the voices of his age.