Thames: The Biography - Peter Ackroyd • BookLikes (ISBN:0385528477)

Thames: The Biography

by: Peter Ackroyd (author)

Format: ebook

ISBN: 9780385528474 (0385528477)

Publish date: November 4th 2008

Publisher: Anchor

Pages no: 528

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Travel, Biography, History, Reference, European Literature, British Literature, Environment, Nature, Research

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Chris' Fish Place rated it

16 years ago

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Ackroyd's The Thames is a love poem to the river. Instead of a linear history, which undoubtably would've made the book dull, Ackroyd sections the chapters by theme; there is a chapter on the river and death, on fishing, on wildlife and so on. This structure makes the book far more easy and intere...

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Between The Bookends rated it

16 years ago

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I really enjoyed this one. It is chucked full of information though so I think it is one of those books you take the time to savor and let it all sink in. I enjoyed how the chapters were broken up to cover things like art, writing, myths, all connected to the river and really enjoyed the photos spri...

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