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Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames
by Lara Maiklem
What an eccentric hobby - my exact first thought. Living in a country with basically no tides, mudlarking opened up a whole new world for me. And it's super interesting that every niche activity has it's own elites and secret societies. If you listen to it as an audiobook, I recommend going through the author's Instagram account - it has all the finds discussed.
My favourite thing about Mudlarking is that the author is interested in the mundane and is responsible about how invasive she is. I loved the lesson on old fizzy drink bottles, the Cobden-Sanderson type, conserving leather, prison camps for those bound for Australia and many more.
It will probably be even more amazing for someone who can actually imagine the Thames as she moves along it's banks.
Oh, and a mudlark "is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries."
My favourite thing about Mudlarking is that the author is interested in the mundane and is responsible about how invasive she is. I loved the lesson on old fizzy drink bottles, the Cobden-Sanderson type, conserving leather, prison camps for those bound for Australia and many more.
It will probably be even more amazing for someone who can actually imagine the Thames as she moves along it's banks.
Oh, and a mudlark "is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries."