MORE TALES OF THE OLD GAMEKEEPERS. By Brian P. Martin.

(1993) 2003 reprint. 4to (197 x 270mm). Pp189,ads. Colour illustrations by Philip Murphy, photographs. Green boards.

"In the wake of the success of his first evocative anthology, Brian Martin has tracked down a further distinguished group of country folk who here recall their lives in surprisingly sharp detail. In their own colourful words, we learn of their personal trials and triumphs, from fighting in the trenches during the Great War to receiving the long-service medal from HM The Queen". Chapters include: Survivor of the trenches, Ned Turvey; Almost a fixture, Allan Cameron; Putting the Queen second, Tom Walter; Big Brother, Walter Waller; Fit as the come, Henry Whitfield; A life on two wheels, Fred Bayfield; rough and ready, Fred Ladhams, A proper Yorkshireman, Newton Hutchinson; A match for any poacher, George Cole; The likely lad, Ron Anthony; On the edge of paradise, Don Ford; Appropriately named, Harry Starling.