The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain - Softcover

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It was 1982, the summer of the Falkland Islands War, and the birth of the royal heir, Prince William--and the ideal time, Theroux found, to surprise the British into talking about themselves. The result is a candid, funny, perceptive, and opinionated travelogue of his journey and his findings.

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Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.

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  • PublisherPenguin Group USA
  • Publication date1995
  • ISBN 10 0140071814
  • ISBN 13 9780140071818
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages368
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