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Kat Otis

Mudlarks

Published Oct 4, 2018 · 9,334 words (34 minutes) · 673 views

Fantasy Historical scavenging historical fantasy River london alchemy Jacobean Britain

The river Thames collects the rubbish and sewage of London's residents. Mudlarks are poor children who survive by scavenging for that rubbish in the mud at the river's edge. They work in crews, each with its own territory, each with its own leader.