Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• List of Maps
• I The mirror of history
• 1 The river as fact
• 2 The river as metaphor
• 3 The time of the river
• II Father Thames
• 4 Baptism
• 5 The river of stone
• 6 Birth
• III Issuing forth
• 7 The tributes
• IV Beginnings
• 8 In the beginning
• 9 The sacred lines
• 10 The battle of the Thames
• V The sacred river
• 11 Holy river
• 12 Saints of the river
• 13 Hail holy river, Mother of Grace
• 14 The ruins
• 15 Liquid history
• VI Elemental and equal
• 16 The waters of life
• 17 The leveller
• VII The working river
• 18 River boat
• 19 The bridges of contentment and the tunnels of darkness
• 20 River law
• 21 The criminal element
• 22 The workers of the river
• 23 The natives
• VIII The river of trade
• 24 The trade of the world
• 25 The river of immensity
• 26 Steam and speed
• IX The natural river
• 27 'Hey ho, the wind and the rain'
• 28 The ancient trees
• 29 'And after many a summer dies the swan'
• X A stream of pleasure
• 30 Drink your fill
• 31 Going up the river
• 32 Gardens of delight
• 33 Filthy river
• 34 'All alive! Alive! Alive, O'
• XI The healing spring
• 35 The healing water
• 36 The light of the Thames
• XII The river of art
• 37 Thames art
• 38 The words of the river
• 39 The song of the river
• XIII Shadows and depths
• 40 River dreams
• 41 Legends of the river
• XIV The river of death
• 42 The offerings
• 43 Head of the river
• 44 The river of death
• XV The river's end
• 45 Downriver
• An alternative Topography, from source to sea
• Bibliography
• Index
• Author's acknowledgements
• Jacket acknowledgements
• Picture acknowledgements