Kingdom by the Sea

by Theroux, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780618658954
• ISBN10: 0618658955
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Mariner Books

Summary

After eleven years of living as an American in London, Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like; the result is this perceptive, hilarious record of the journey.

Author Biography

Paul Theroux’s highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.

Table of Contents

The 11:33 to Margate	1	(15)
An Evening Train to Deal	16	(18)
The Branch Line to Hastings	34	(19)
The 18:11 to Bognor Regis	53	(12)
A Morning Train to the Isle of Wight	65	(22)
The Inter-City 125 to Plymouth	87	(14)
The Cornish Explorer	101	(20)
The Branch Line to Barnstaple	121	(10)
The West Somerset Railway	131	(11)
The 16:28 to Tenby	142	(17)
The 10:32 to Criccieth	159	(16)
The 20:20 to Llandudno Junction	175	(13)
The 16:01 to Southport	188	(13)
The West Cumbria Line	201	(11)
The Boat Train to Ulster	212	(15)
The 10:23 to Londonderry	227	(16)
The 15:53 to Belfast	243	(11)
The 16:30 to Mallaig	254	(15)
The Flyer to Cape Wrath	269	(14)
The 14:40 to Aberdeen	283	(8)
The 9:51 to Leuchars Junction	291	(13)
The Last Train to Whitby	304	(13)
Disused Railway Line	317	(11)
The North Norfolk Railway	328	(12)
Striking Southend	340