Mudlarking Bloomsbury 9781408889237 Fascinating

Fascinating. Mudlarks are river scavengers, but Lara Maiklem is more like a time travellerGuardianMudlark (/mAdla
k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in the mud of a river or harbourLara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames for nearly twenty years, in pursuit of the objects the river unearths: from Neolithic flints to Roman hairpins, medieval buckles to Tudor buttons, Georgian clay pipes to Victorian toys. What began as a search for solitude came to reveal the story of a city, its people and their lost ways of life.*The No. 2 Sunday Times bestseller and the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, now with full colour images*Enchanting . . . I am quite tempted to join Maiklem on the riverbed looking for treasureSunday TimesReveals to us the fascinating and poignant micro-world of Londons historyHallie Rubenhold, Baillie Gifford Prize-winning author of The FiveNo one has looked at these odd corners since Sherlock HolmesSunday TelegraphA quirky and delightful read, wonderfully evocative of Londons gloopy, ghost-haunted riverDaily MailWINNER OF THE 2020 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION

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ISBN: 9781408889237
Объем: 316
Формат: Мягкий переплёт
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Год: 2020
Возрастное ограничение: 12
Вес: 0.480