Francis Francis (writer)

He had a large share, too, in introducing English trout to New Zealand and Tasmanian streams.

As naturalist director for some years of the Brighton Aquarium he observed fish and made experiments on their culture.

The following quotation appears below his name on his gravestone: And angle on, and beg to haveA quiet passage to a welcome grave.

These are the closings lines to the poem The Angler's Wish by English writer Izaak Walton.

[1] A white marble mural monument to Francis was erected in the North Aisle of Winchester Cathedral by his friends, showing a medallion-portrait and another quotation by Walton:[2] God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.Besides ‘The Diplomatic History of the Greek War’ (1878) which he wrote in early life, Francis was the author of: He wrote the articles on angling in Chambers's Encyclopædia, and contributed to other magazines and journals.