Description
I Walked by Night: Being the Life and History of the King of the Norfolk Poachers is an account of the life and experiences of a notorious Norfolk poacher, recorded by Lilias Rider Haggard. Drawing on his stories, Haggard offers a vivid and remarkably candid glimpse into the world of poaching and rural life in England in the not-too-distant past.
The book looks at poaching from both sides of the law, describing the customs, methods and realities of a way of life that has largely disappeared. Its unvarnished stories, including the slaughter of game and other animals, offer a very different picture of the English countryside from the romantic version often remembered today.
A good choice for readers interested in memoirs, rural English life, poaching, social history and firsthand accounts of a vanished way of life.
