The Thames
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Description
The Thames, published by A and C Black in London in 1906, pairs the paintings of Mortimer Menpes with a text by G E Mitton. The book travels the river from its upper meadows to London. Chapters treat the beauty of the river, the Oxford meadows, Abingdon, Dorchester, castles and twin villages, Sonning and its roses, Wargrave, Henley, and the romance of Bisham and Hurley. Windsor and Eton, Magna Carta's meadow, and Maidenhead follow.
Menpes filled the volume with color pictures, as in his books on Japan, Venice, and India. Mitton writes the companion text, part guide and part history. The last chapters bring the river into the Londoner's zone and to the capital itself, closing with the Thames as a national possession. The book is a handsome specimen of the color travel volumes of its decade.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 288 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |