The great railway bazaar : by train through Asia /

Here Theroux recounts his early adventures on an unusual grand continental tour. Asia's fabled trains -- the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express -- are the stars of a journey that takes him...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Theroux, Paul (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: London : Hamish Hamilton, 1975
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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 1.The 15:30-London to Paris
  • 2. The Direct-Orient Express
  • 3. The Van Golu ("Lake Van") Express
  • 4. The Teheran Express
  • 5. The Night Mail to Meshed
  • 6. The Kyber Pass Local 7. The Khyber Mail to Lahore Junction
  • 8. The Frontier Mail
  • 9. The Kalka Mail for Simla
  • 10. The Rajdhani ("Capital") Express to Bombay
  • 11. The Delhi Mail from Jaipur
  • 12. The Grand Trunk Express
  • 13. The Local Rameswaram
  • 14. The Talaimanner Mail
  • 15. The 16:25 from Galle
  • 16. The Howrah Mail
  • 17. The Mandalay Express
  • 18. The Local to Maymyo
  • 19. The Lashio Mail
  • 20. The Night Express from Nog Khai
  • 21. The International Express to Butterworth
  • 22. The Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur
  • 23. The North Star Night Express to Singapore
  • 24. The Saigon-Bien Hoa Passenger Train
  • 25. The Hue-Danag Passenger Train
  • 26. The Hatsukari ("Early Bird") Limited Express to Aomori
  • 27. The Ozora ("Big Sky") Limited Express to Sapporo
  • 28. The Hikari ("Sunbeam") Super Express to Kyoto
  • The Kodama ("Echo") to Osaka
  • 29. The Trans-Siberian Express
  • 30. Notes: Previously published: Boston.