LEADER 00000nim a22005055a 4500 003 MWT 005 20210525084720.1 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 210521s2020 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780993016332 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0993016332 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ dra_9780993016332_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT14114938 037 14114938|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 914.220486|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Wilcox, Simon,|eauthor. 245 10 Mudlark River :|bdown the Thames with a Victorian map |h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cSimon Wilcox. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bFindaway Voices,|c2020. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 17 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Simon Wilcox. 520 The discovery of a Victorian map in a London antiques shop takes Simon Wilcox on a journey down the Thames: his mission a bit like that of those Victorian river scavengers, the mudlarks, to forage about on the shoreline for something of value. The mudlarks found old coins, and objects washed up from ships anchored in the London docks. Tramping down the Thames Path, catching the occasional boat, Simon finds fragments of history lurking just below the surface of the modern waterway. As the trip progresses from the river's source all the way to the sea, this history becomes more varied and colourful. Not only does Simon follow the life and times of the London cartographer who drew up the map - Edward Weller - but he also uncovers the stories of refugees and exiles washed up on the river banks over the centuries, and of drifters and conscripts heading in the other direction, leaving the river for foreign shores. In the process, he unearths a river that is both national and international, both local and global. But can he track down something of true value? Flush out something like the casket of Oriental pearls the mudlarks always dreamt of finding? As the journey unfolds, the river begins to reveal its secrets. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Wilcox, Simon|xTravel|zEngland|zThames Valley. 600 10 Wilcox, Simon|xTravel|zEngland|zThames River. 651 0 Thames Valley (England)|xDescription and travel. 651 0 Thames River (England)|xDescription and travel. 651 0 Thames Valley (England)|xHistory. 651 0 Thames River (England)|xHistory. 700 1 Wilcox, Simon. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 14114938?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ dra_9780993016332_180.jpeg