Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames

Author	Lara Maiklem
Publisher	Bloomsbury Circus
Publication date	18 Aug. 2019
ISBN	978-1-408-88921-3

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames is a book written by Lara Maiklem and published August 2019 in UK, Australia and New Zealand by Bloomsbury. ^[1] It was published in the US and Canada as Mudlark: In Search of London's History Along the River Thames by Liveright.

The book's author Lara Maiklem was inspired to become a mudlark after finding the stem of a clay pipe on the shore of the River Thames. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The book has been:

• 2nd on the Sunday Times Bestseller list ^{[5] [6]}
• BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ^[7]
• The Observer Book of the Year
• Daily Express Book of the Year
• The Guardian's "The best books of 2019 – picked by the year's best writers" ^[8]

References

1. Lea, Richard (22 August 2019). "'I'm obsessed': mudlarking for treasure along the Thames". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
2. "'Mudlarks' dig up London's past on the banks of the River Thames". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN   0882-7729 . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
3. "Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames". Conway Hall. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
4. "BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics - Five items that tell the story of the River Thames". BBC. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
5. "As clear as mud - 16 Sep 2020 - Country Life Magazine - Readly". gb.readly.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
6. "Bloomsbury revenues drop 5% in first half". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
7. "Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
8. "The best books of 2019 – picked by the year's best writers". The Guardian. 1 December 2019. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 September 2025.