“Now, at last, comes a volume which gives us the whole soul and figure, so to speak, of the great fleet-bearing, commercial, and warlike stream which constitutes the greatest port in the world—the port of London.”—Daily Graphic.
“It is an impressionist view in prose of what the workaday river is. The book is superbly illustrated by coloured pages of the never-ending scenes and pictures of men and things that Father Thames opens up to all who venture on his broad waters.”—John Burns, M.P., in the Daily News.
“This charming work is in every way welcome, and every Londoner who reads it will prize it. The reproductions are exquisitely done.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
THE THAMES
PAINTED BY MORTIMER MEMPES, R.I.
DESCRIBED BY G. E. MITTON
CONTAINING 75 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
“There is in it just the desired touch of historical reminiscence, with never a line of pedantry, nor a phrase in doubtful taste.... The pictures themselves are characteristic of their author’s happiest manner, which is but another way of saying that they are certain of popularity.”—The Standard.
“Rarely in the long series of coloured books have author and artist been so evenly matched. Miss Mitton writes as one who revels in the charms of the Upper Thames, and Mr. Mempes adds colour to the picture of beauty. Together they have produced a wholly delightful volume.”—Review of Reviews.
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