However, its famous son Izaak Walton, author of The Compleat Angler, was a staunch Royalist. During the same trip, Thomson read Izaak Walton's 1653 fishing guide "The Compleat Angler". Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler" is similarly introspective. Ernest Hemingway lived on Bimini from 1935 to 1937, staying at the Compleat Angler Hotel. The first edition of his book "The Compleat Angler" was published in 1653. A rural Tottenham also featured in Izaak Walton's book "The Compleat Angler", published in 1653. The river also features in the early chapters of "The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton. The 1658 cookery book "The Compleat Cook" had a recipe for "clouted cream". There is also a pub in Norwich named 'The Compleat Angler'. The "Retirement" is printed by Walton in the second part of the "Compleat Angler". More than 300 editions of "The Compleat Angler" have been published. The film is an adaptation of the play "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" by Jeffrey Hatcher. The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary "The Compleat Beatles". "The Compleat Angler" reflects the author's connections with these two locations. McDowell was the featured narrator in the documentary, "The Compleat Beatles" released in 1982.