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The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London

The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London
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The Groundwater Diaries: Trials, Tributaries and Tall Stories from Beneath the Streets of London

 
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Over the last 150 years, most of the tributaries of the Thames have been buried under concrete and brick. Now Tim Bradford takes us on a series of walks along the routes of these forgotten rivers and shows us the oddities and delights that can be found along the way. With hundreds of cartoons, drawings, and maps, The Groundwater Diaries is a vastly entertaining (and sometimes frankly odd) tour through not-so-familiar terrain.

 
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Product Details
Author:Tim Bradford
Paperback:470 pages
Publisher:HarperCollins UK
Publication Date:March 01, 2004
Language:English
ISBN:0007130848
Product Width:145.0 centimeters
Product Height:202.5 centimeters
Product Weight:1.35 pounds
Package Length:8.11 inches
Package Width:5.83 inches
Package Height:1.5 inches
Package Weight:1.41 pounds
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4The mysterious origins of Danish Punk Rock revealed at last  May 22, 2004
Tim Bradford takes us on a mystical journey through the now-disappeared "underground rivers" of London, all of which have been filled in or paved over in the last few centuries. Well, I guess the journey is mostly just drunken, not really mystical at all. There are a lot of sharp insights about London and about how landscapes change, and a few simply amusing tales of the weirdos Bradford encounters as he walks London's winding streets. And there are lots of great random digressions.

This book is a bit more enjoyable if you know London well and can envision the bits Bradford describes. Having a good map of London also enhances the fun, but is not necessary. I suppose this falls into the category of "travelogue" but is far more clever (in a McSweeneys kind of way) and far less pretentious than many (e.g,. Theroux).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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