Writing the Thames

by Christina Hardyment

From Arthur Conan Doyle to Charles Dickens, Colin Dexter to Kenneth Grahame, writers and artists have often taken inspiration from the Thames. Gathering poetry, artwork, and short excerpts from longer prose, Writing the Thames includes chapters on topics that dominate in literary and artistic depictions of the Thames, from historical events like Julius Caeser's crossing in 55 BCE and Elizabeth I's stand against the Spanish at Tilbury to the explorations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851244506
• ISBN13: 9781851244508
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Bodleian Library
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"