Rolfe 2 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 For Anyone interested in the original poaching classic "I Walked by Night" by Lilias Rider Haggard this new book will be of great interest..........have a look in the Book Review section for a more comprehensive report.....Rolfe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 cheers rolfe will have a look ( hopefully as good as..... rural pest control !!!!.........cracking book folks!!!) cheers sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hollie 21 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Sounds really good, thanks for that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLUCHER 1 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Rolfe was the original wrote in the norfolk dialect, seem to remember reading it many years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hollie 21 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Rolfe was the original wrote in the norfolk dialect, seem to remember reading it many years ago. God, it is hard enough to understand the locals who speak *roit olde Narfark* let along bloody reading it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Rolfe was the original wrote in the norfolk dialect, seem to remember reading it many years ago. Yes it was written as he spoke spelling mistakes and all........brilliant book for anyone interested in rural life in and around Norfolk in the late 1800's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whin 463 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 read it as a 13 year old boy a classic i stayed and hunted down that way old guys said to me one day thaats alovly olde dawg you have ther is it alercher boy can ee catch aair i says yes we caut several over the year or twi stayed there good crack and fond memories 16 years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,446 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Was reading the original just last night again so looking forward to this one,hunt a lot of the land he used to go on around Bungey and Beccles way,even had a mooch down a path called Rolf's way the other day lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 read it as a 13 year old boy a classic i stayed and hunted down that way old guys said to me one day thaats alovly olde dawg you have ther is it alercher boy can ee catch aair i says yes we caut several over the year or twi stayed there good crack and fond memories 16 years ago Nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Was reading the original just last night again so looking forward to this one,hunt a lot of the land he used to go on around Bungey and Beccles way,even had a mooch down a path called Rolf's way the other day lol. Yes was in Bungay last night for the book launch.......lovely old town. Also i have walked the same highways and byways around Pentney and Narborough that old Fred walked and also the Old Lodge he lived in when he was a Keeper.....lovely part of the country Norfolk and Suffolk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest foxyjo. Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I love "I Walked by Night", so I shall look forward to this one. Thank you for flagging it up Rolfe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,446 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Yes was in Bungay last night for the book launch.......lovely old town. Also i have walked the same highways and byways around Pentney and Narborough that old Fred walked and also the Old Lodge he lived in when he was a Keeper.....lovely part of the country Norfolk and Suffolk. Didn't know about the launch or would have looked in on our way to the marshes last night,not sure about the lovely old town though lol.Still were doing our bit that the norfolk poacher ain't just a thing of history ,could call it a rural duty were carrying out really . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brother 11 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Was reading the original just last night again so looking forward to this one,hunt a lot of the land he used to go on around Bungey and Beccles way,even had a mooch down a path called Rolf's way the other day lol. Yes was in Bungay last night for the book launch.......lovely old town. Also i have walked the same highways and byways around Pentney and Narborough that old Fred walked and also the Old Lodge he lived in when he was a Keeper.....lovely part of the country Norfolk and Suffolk. i have permission around Pentney lakes for ferretting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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