Mudlarking : lost and found on the River Thames
Maiklem, Lara2019
Book
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 river's 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.
Main title:
Mudlarking : lost and found on the River Thames / Lara Maiklem.
Author:
Maiklem, Lara, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2019.©2019
Collation:
316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
"A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the week'" -- Cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408889213 (hbk)9781408889213 (hardback)
Dewey class:
942.2092
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
641814
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -History | HISTORY 942.2092 MAIK | On reserve shelf at narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services |