The Kingdom by the Sea, Paul Theroux
The Kingdom by the Sea, Paul Theroux
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The Kingdom by the Sea
A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain

Author: Paul Theroux

Narrator: Ron Keith

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/18/2008

Synopsis

American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home. So, with a knapsack on his back, he set out to explore by walking and by short train trips. The result is a witty, observant and often acerbic look at an ever eccentric assortments of Brits in all shapes and sizes.

About Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include Burma Sahib, The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, On the Plain of Snakes, and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew

I love Theroux's travel writing. After reading some of his others about Asia and South America I decided to try this one about his travels along the coast of the United Kingdom in 1982. It's an interesting read because I was four years old at the time and have only very vague memories of it but what......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

I struggled to get through this one. Theroux came highly recommended by other travel writers, Bill Bryson and Rick Steves, so I was very disappointed. As the quotes below reveal, Paul Theroux has a gift for the beautiful turn-of-phrase and is occasionally insightful. However, far too much of "The Ki......more

Goodreads review by Kasa

Published not many years after Theroux found success with his wonderful Great Railway Bazaar, he wrote this, traveling the perimeter of his adopted (at the time) home of Great Britain. Theroux is a wonderful observer, open to experience, a lover of people and customs, but doesn't hold back when he d......more

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