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amazon.com.au/London-Biography-Peter-Ackroyd/dp/0385497709">unique perspective on London’s history , or perhaps a different chapter from his work? Thames | Ackroyd Peter | download on Z-Library

66 The Battle of the Thames Photo Insert One V. The Sacred River 11. Holy River 77 12. Saints of the River 85 13. Hail Holy River, ps.z-library.sk London: The Biography - | 9780385497701 | Amazon.com.au grace-89-14

The reference originates from the table of contents of Peter Ackroyd's book, Thames: Sacred River . It points to Chapter 13, titled "Hail Holy River, Mother of Grace," which begins on page 89, followed by Chapter 14, " The Ruins ," on page 93. amazon

In the spirit of Ackroyd’s "biography" of the river, here is a piece reflecting on the transition from the "Mother of Grace" to " The Ruins ": Holy River 77 12

To follow the river from page 89 to page 93 is to move from the divine to the decayed. It reminds us that every "Holy River" is eventually a graveyard of empires. The grace of the Thames lies in its persistence; it flows through the ruins of yesterday to provide the lifeblood for tomorrow, proving that in London, the sacred and the profane are always washed by the same tide.