The Kingdom by the Sea
A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 1, 2006
After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like.
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- Who it’s for
- A clockwise journey around Britain pairs sharp-eyed travel writing with caustic wit and revealing conversation.
- Themes
- Travel around Great Britain, British culture, Conversations with strangers
- Genres
- Great Britain Travel, Travel Writing, Personal Memoirs
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After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul 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. Whether in Cornwall or Wales, Ulster or Scotland, the people he encountered along the way revealed far more of themselves than they perhaps intended to display to a stranger.
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Theroux captured their rich and varied conversational commentary with caustic wit and penetrating insight.
Coastal Conversations
A clockwise journey around Britain pairs sharp-eyed travel writing with caustic wit and revealing conversation.
Come here for
- A stranger’s ear for what people say—and let slip
- Regional voices from Cornwall to Scotland
Expect
- Perceptive, often hilarious observations
- A sustained journey around Great Britain’s coast
Where it sits
| Travel Writing | 64% |
|---|---|
| Great Britain Travel | 62% |
| Personal Memoirs | 47% |
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Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Personal Memoirs
- Social History
- American Literary Collections
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- Authors
- Paul Theroux
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 1, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Travel around Great Britain · British culture · Conversations with strangers
- Reading lane
- Lives in History