The kingdom by the sea
a journey around the coast of Great Britain
by Paul Theroux
2mentions
1recommended by
2HN commenters
2021–2023first – last mentioned
50% recommend50% neutral
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
He was extremely unkind to coastal Britain in "the Kingdom by the Sea" -A book which I love and I will re-read, and frankly a lot of what he says about the un-endurable "greyness" of british sea-side towns in the post-industrial depression era is true. I think he was in…
on “Paul Theroux reflects on the evolving nature of rail travel” ↗By total coincidence, I’m on the last couple of chapters of Paul Theroux’s 1983 travelogue The Kingdom by the Sea. He described these exact scenes in great detail, visiting only three years after the photos. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingdom_by_the_Sea In 1979, Thatcher had just become PM, so when Theroux…
on “'Too negative ': Welsh seaside images (1979)” ↗