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Matthew Lyons

Few Beuks from MY Cleadon ( Reference ) Library :-

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch

World Book Night Book ( WBN ) - The Reading Agency - 23rd April - Shakespeare's Birth & Death Day

Awarded 160 or so New ( Same ) Novels - Picked this for Big Brother. Each River Thames Tributary is represented by a Spirit - Male or Female . Set Modern Times Met PC

WBN Books are ALWAYS A GOOD READ - If you receive one ( Always FREE ) & Don't agree come into my Shop ( Best Charity Shop in the World ) & I'll give you a Book from Cleadon ( Reference ) Library in Exchange as long as your copy in decent condition. ( Nothing to do with The Shop ). Just remember The Empress has me on ZERO PAY since 9th October 2023 - WRS

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London Labour and the London Poor - Volume I

London Labour and the London Poor - Volume II

London Labour and the London Poor - Volume III

London Labour and the London Poor - Volume IV

Henry Mayhew (1812-1887)

( Charles Dickens used a Reference Books - Bought as I Intend to Write a Song Nicola Kearney Likes !!! SITW - London Punk / Folk - Auld F’Arts Council of Southern England Affiliated )

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The Survey of London by John Stow ( 1929 Orig 1912 )

edited by Ernest Rhys

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Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

( Great Book - think pinched idea from Jack London - Read It & Near the End he may get " Cancelled " if any Lefties read . )

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A Map of Victorian London showing Public Houses in the Metropolis

Temperance Society - Sourced from The Museum of London

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Nursery Rhymes of London Town - Book Four

Elanour Farjeon The Anglo-French Series - Oxford University Press

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London in the 19th Century

Jerry White

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A London Home in the 1890s

MV Hughes

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Notices of the Historic Persons buried in the Chapel of St. Peter Ad Vincula in the Tower of London - With an Account of the discovery of the supposed remains of Queen Anne Boleyn ( 1877 )

Doyle C Bell F.S.A. with Illustrations London John Murray , Albemarle Street ( 1877 ) Ex Newcastle Libraries. Dedicated to Queen Victoria with permission.

( Bought for Prudence O'Sprey FCA - St John Fisher buried here - Henry VIII Tutor - Bishop of Rochester he had his head chopped off.. Prudence reckons she's descended from St John Fisher ? Was he not Celibate being a Catholic Bishop. ? Have Biography but not read yet Prudence has Excel Version of " The Empress that doth Opprezz - Eighty-Seven Song Songbook . No Feedback . Wonder if it is because she's recognises Songs Events with a Touch of Shame ? )

Prudence Highly recommended Jewish Museum on my London Trip week before Lockdown.

Big Brother & I went to Dicken's Museum and I planned to go to Jewish Museum next visit but not been down .

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London Historic Buildings - A Series of Illustrations ( First edition 1950)

Introduction Harry Batsford Hon A.R.B.A. ( BT Batsford Ltd )

( Photos of 1950s London bought for Artist - Pablo Quentno Ralpho " Rango " D'Art-Ford - Famous for London Lanscapes of St Paul's etc in Paint.)

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Other ( Fellow ) Poet's Thoughts :-

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Le Poete / Irish T'inker

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Rodin's Thinker

Irish T'inker

Represent Intellect

Le Poete - Respect !

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Lyrics by © HughofDurham@Gmail.com

© BardofCleadon@Gmail.com

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Ivar Gabot

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Sarah Harkness's avatar

What beautiful writing. Thank you.

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Hannah Booth's avatar

Enjoyed this review, Mathew! And I liked how you pointed out the contrast between the mudlarkers of the past (driven by necessity) and those today (as you say, mostly doing it as a leisure activity). I've thought about this before in the context of other outdoor activities which seem to show a similar pattern over time, and perhaps even have acquired a relatively high social status now -- foraging, allotment gardening, beachcombing for example.

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Mathew Lyons's avatar

Thank you! And yes, you're absolutely right. I find the fashionability of foraging particularly distasteful, tbh. Although I should put my hands up and say that we have an allotment! (Technically, it's my partner's and she does most of the work, but I enjoy what it produces, so…)

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