YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN HERE ON THURSDAY. By E.G. Webber. Illustrated by Nevile Lodge. Foreword by Peter McIntyre.

(1961) 1963 reprint. Small 8vo (130 x 205mm). Pp143. B/w cartoon illustrations by Nevile Lodge. Red cloth, spine titled in green-gilt.

Highly amusing stories of trout fishing in New Zealand. A great deal of humour with a lot of good angling lore thrown in. "Both this book and Try Again Friday [Webber's sequel to this book, published in 1965] are illustrated by noted cartoonist Nevile Lodge. ...The cartoons lend them an air of comedy but this is misleading. While written with humour this is severe and challenging stuff for its time. Both are not as appreciated as they deserve". (Corliss). E.G. Webber became well-known as a writer in New Zealand with the books he wrote during the Second World War.