Mudlarking: Historia y objetos perdidos en el río Támesis
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- Create Date：2023-01-17 12:16:34
- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Lara Maiklem
- ISBN：841261996X
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Summary
Durante miles de años， los seres humanos han perdido sus posesiones y han arrojado su basura en el río Támesis， convirtiéndolo en el yacimiento arqueológico más extenso y variado del mundo。 Para los expertos， sus tramos fangosos ofrecen un vínculo tangible con el pasado y una conexión con el mundo natural en una ciudad caótica。 Lara Maiklem se mudó a Londres a los veinte años。 Atraída inicialmente por la ciudad， pronto se encontró a la deriva， añorando el consuelo que había conocido al crecer entre la naturaleza。 En las orillas del Támesis descubrió el mudlarking: el acto de hurgar en el barro en busca de objetos desechados por generaciones anteriores de londinenses。 Durante los siguientes quince años， sus días fueron dictados por las mareas y los dedicaría a la búsqueda de objetos que el río desenterraba: desde pedernales neolíticos a horquillas romanas， de hebillas de zapatos medievales a botones de los Tudor， de pipas de arcilla georgianas a medallas de guerra perdidas o descartadas。 Desde las mareas del río en el oeste de la ciudad hasta su desembocadura en el mar en el este， Mudlarking es la historia del Támesis y sus gentes a través de estos objetos。 Una fascinante búsqueda de la paz a través de la soledad y la historia de Londres que recupera las voces de muchos londinenses que habían sido olvidados。
Reviews
Homerun2
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Fascinating and incredibly detailed description of what must be one of the more unusual hobbies around -- wading through and digging in the mud of the Thames River for historical artifacts。The author sounds most extraordinary。 From childhood on， she has been interested not just in things， but in the story of the people who owned and used the things。 She picks up an old pin or coin in the mud and then weaves a tale of the possible situation and events that led to its being there。Her research is a Fascinating and incredibly detailed description of what must be one of the more unusual hobbies around -- wading through and digging in the mud of the Thames River for historical artifacts。The author sounds most extraordinary。 From childhood on， she has been interested not just in things， but in the story of the people who owned and used the things。 She picks up an old pin or coin in the mud and then weaves a tale of the possible situation and events that led to its being there。Her research is amazing -- the bibliography of the book is most impressive。 。。。more
Chris
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This book manages to both teach history and convey the excitement of mudlarking。 I completely related to descriptions of how spending time by the Thames can be an antidote to the stress of the city。 It will help anyone in London feel more connected to the city and its fascinating past。
Claire
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This was unexpectedly fascinating， delving into the strange world of mudlarks and their intriguing finds， it was almost a 5* from me。 Occasionally the historic details got a bit， well detailed， but otherwise her obsession with trudging the shoreline for tiny scraps of the past became as consuming for me as it is for her。 Beautifully writing and as listened to audio， well narrated by the author。 Would highly recommend if you have any interest in the history of a city。
Josie Waller
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Simultaneously the most engaging and relaxing book I've read in a while。 Real random pick for me and I never often read non-fiction but thought this sounded interesting。 Loved hearing about all the things that the author found on the shore and the history behind it all。 Simultaneously the most engaging and relaxing book I've read in a while。 Real random pick for me and I never often read non-fiction but thought this sounded interesting。 Loved hearing about all the things that the author found on the shore and the history behind it all。 。。。more
Clive
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I wasn't sure what to expect from this book about mudlarking， but I was pleasantly surprised to read this fascinating book。 It's a wonderful collection， part history of the Thames of London， part description of the process of mudlarking， and it's full of so many interesting stories。What I was most impressed with was Lara Maiklem's ability to write a very readable book and spin a great yarn。 I especially enjoyed her imaginings about the people who once owned the many objects she found by the rive I wasn't sure what to expect from this book about mudlarking， but I was pleasantly surprised to read this fascinating book。 It's a wonderful collection， part history of the Thames of London， part description of the process of mudlarking， and it's full of so many interesting stories。What I was most impressed with was Lara Maiklem's ability to write a very readable book and spin a great yarn。 I especially enjoyed her imaginings about the people who once owned the many objects she found by the river's edge。Unlike other readers， I don't think my enjoyment of the book would have increased with the addition of pictures。 Lara's descriptions of the items were sufficient for me to imagine what they look like。All-in-all a great read and a book I'm sure to revisit in the future。 。。。more
Sølvi Goard
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I enjoyed it when it talked more about the ordinary people's lives that objects represented， and when discussing the idea of rubbish going 'away'。 I enjoyed it when it talked more about the ordinary people's lives that objects represented， and when discussing the idea of rubbish going 'away'。 。。。more
Maggi LeDuc
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Obsessed。 Cannot wait to go back to London and mudlark again。
Debbie Willer
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Fascinating！ Mudlarks have been around for centuries， and I never knew！ Lara not only talks about her finds， but also history and their place in that history。 She has a Facebook page and other Mudlarks have also written books about their fascination with pulling a bit of history from the Thames。 Amazing！
Charliecat
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I was expecting a Sebald for the Thames， but sadly no。 Too much mud。 Not enough larking。
Shelly
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Mudlark is part-history， part-autobiography and I found it all fascinating。 I enjoyed listening as an audiobook。 Lara Maiklem organizes her tale starting from Teddington at the western tidal reach and moves east to the muddy flats at the Estuary。 The book feels like a slow stroll beside her as she closely examines the life and detritus of the foreshore。 It is to be savored， not rushed。 I enjoyed walking with her at this pace， facinated with her imaginative descriptions of where this item or that Mudlark is part-history， part-autobiography and I found it all fascinating。 I enjoyed listening as an audiobook。 Lara Maiklem organizes her tale starting from Teddington at the western tidal reach and moves east to the muddy flats at the Estuary。 The book feels like a slow stroll beside her as she closely examines the life and detritus of the foreshore。 It is to be savored， not rushed。 I enjoyed walking with her at this pace， facinated with her imaginative descriptions of where this item or that might have come。 She sees a story in the everyday lost items of over a thousand years of history， buttons， coins， pins， bottles， toys， etc。 As we walk together， she reveals what called her to that portion of the river， shares the memories it stirs up， and places items into context within the gritty history of London。 If only she would offer an opportunity to take us along in person。 What a fascinating trip that would be！ 。。。more
Elizabeth Chadsey
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Fun and interesting chronicle of one pro Mudlark’s history， aventures in the Thames， and her finds from standard to extraordinary。
Danielle
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Absolutely loved this book， and honestly the archaeological methods and facts are pretty well researched。 Reminded me of all the treasures I found mudlarking along the Wear and those couple of days at the Thames。
Rachel
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I loved the parts about actual mudlarking and the history of the things she found， but I got a bit bored when she was waffling on about other stuff。
Maria Bell
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This was a very interesting book， l had no idea people even did this。 So much history regarding this activity， and l can see how people could become hooked into finding something special。 Good read。
Elstirling
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Interesting history of Thames river and Mudlarks but I’m ready to move on。 It seems to be repeating itself。
Christine
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Author's adventures mudlarking along the Thames。 Very interesting snippets of history thrown in for good measure。 Author's adventures mudlarking along the Thames。 Very interesting snippets of history thrown in for good measure。 。。。more
Sarah Jameson
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A treasure trove of interesting tales and history of the tidal Thames and its contents， through the prism of a passionate mudlarker。
Jane Gregg
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Who knew？
Frank DiPrimo
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Lady searches Thame riverbed for hidden treasure。ok read， well-researched and great historic stories。history of Londonher travels an perils。a bit repetitive and long
Gail
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I listened to the audio book read by the author。 So interesting and very relaxing。
Rach Jameson
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I loved this！ Maiklem has a way of transporting you back in time through the tales behind her Thames mudlarking finds。 I one short book， I feel that I’ve learned a lot more about British history than I ever did in five years of secondary school！The stories， both factual and guessed， are fascinating。 I’ll never look at the Thames in quite the same way again。 In fact， I’m considering digging out my wellies and heading down there for a look myself！Highly recommended。
Steve Chilton
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The author is a mudlark， to be be found at low tide walking the mudbanks of the River Thames， searching for relics of the past。 The book is both a personal story and a history of the London part of the Thames。 At times the pace seemed a little slow， with lots of descriptions of muddy doings， but maybe it reflects the nature of mudlarking itself。 I enjoyed the insights into the river’s history， some good stories and detail not found elsewhere。
Mitch
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I loved this book。 We’ll structured around themes of geography， history and geology， the words flowed like Thames itself。
Shane Latchman
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This was a difficult book to read cover to cover， word for word。 The fundamental trouble is how do you structure a book like this？ The Thames is tidal， and the tides are strong， so objects can end up anywhere。 You can structure the book chronologically like normal history books but that doesn’t really work here when the river objects are a jumble through time。 You can structure it geographically， as the author has done but there’s still no real connection between chapters due to the tides moving This was a difficult book to read cover to cover， word for word。 The fundamental trouble is how do you structure a book like this？ The Thames is tidal， and the tides are strong， so objects can end up anywhere。 You can structure the book chronologically like normal history books but that doesn’t really work here when the river objects are a jumble through time。 You can structure it geographically， as the author has done but there’s still no real connection between chapters due to the tides moving objects etc。 There’s lots of reverie type diversions whilst the author imagines the objects in everyday life， which are fine but you feel you can often skip。 The mudlarking process of finding objects is a bit repetitive。 I was expecting more advice for the novice but it’s really in part a memoir of the author’s own journey。Still I learnt a lot and recommend reading for those interested but perhaps could’ve been a long article for the main takeaways。 。。。more
Amanda
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Really really would have benefitted from illustrations/photos。 And more maps。
Robin
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This was an interesting book about this hobby。 As a non-Londoner， it was helpful to have a map in the beginning of the book。 I wish there were more pictures of the objects to help the reader visualize what she was describing。
Tania
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A surprisingly quick， and fascinating read about the Authors obsession with mudlarking， （collecting objects from the foreshore of the Thames）。
Ashley
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3。5
Jordan
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I didn't enjoy this as much as I'd hoped， but there were many interesting bits and I learned some things， so overall it was alright。 I didn't enjoy this as much as I'd hoped， but there were many interesting bits and I learned some things， so overall it was alright。 。。。more
Cassandra
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