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Mudlarking
Lost and Found on the River Thames
Por LARA MAIKLEM
Tiempo est. de lectura: 6h 55m
Sinopsis
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WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
THE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
AN OBSERVERBOOK OF THE YEAR
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Mudlark (/mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour
Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.
Moving from the rivers tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.
As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.
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Enchanting- Sunday Times
Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page - Melissa Harrison
Brilliant. No one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock Holmes- Sunday Telegraph
The very best books that deal with the past are love letters to their subject, and the very best of those are about subjects that love their authors in return. Such books are very rare, but this is one- Ian Mortimer
Fascinating. There is nothing that Maiklem does not know about the history of the river or the thingyness of things- Guardian
A treasure. One of the best books Ive read in years- Tracy Borman
WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
THE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
AN OBSERVERBOOK OF THE YEAR
_______________
Mudlark (/mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbour
Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for over fifteen years, in pursuit of the objects that the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hair pins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. These objects tell her about London and its lost ways of life.
Moving from the rivers tidal origins in the west of the city to the point where it meets the sea in the east, Mudlarking is a search for urban solitude and history on the River Thames, which Lara calls the longest archaeological site in England.
As she has discovered, it is often the tiniest objects that tell the greatest stories.
_______________
Enchanting- Sunday Times
Driven by curiosity, freighted with mystery and tempered by chance, wonders gleam from every page - Melissa Harrison
Brilliant. No one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock Holmes- Sunday Telegraph
The very best books that deal with the past are love letters to their subject, and the very best of those are about subjects that love their authors in return. Such books are very rare, but this is one- Ian Mortimer
Fascinating. There is nothing that Maiklem does not know about the history of the river or the thingyness of things- Guardian
A treasure. One of the best books Ive read in years- Tracy Borman
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781408889206
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 336
Tiempo de lectura: 6h 55m
Fecha de lanzamiento: 18/08/2019
Año de edición: 2020
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