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The Thames

Hardcover • 2007 • English

The Thames: Sacred River

By Peter Ackroyd

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About the book

The Thames displays the same qualities as London: The Biography: scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place and character. It is hugely enjoyable and sure to be another mammoth bestseller. The Thames is about the river from source to sea, from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, the paintings and photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells and colours, its literature, laws, magic and myths, its architecture, trade and ...Show more

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ISBN

9780701172848

Publisher

Chatto & Windus

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Thames

Format

Hardcover

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