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

This “interesting, insightful book” by the author of Deep South reveals “a side of Britain few visitors see” (The New York Times Book Review). 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. Theroux captured their rich and varied conversational commentary with caustic wit and penetrating insight. “A sharp and funny descriptive writer... Theroux is a good companion.” —The Times (London) 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. Theroux captured their rich and varied conversational commentary with caustic wit and penetrating insight. Book jacket

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. Theroux Captured Their Rich And Varied Conversational Commentary With Caustic Wit And Penetrating Insight.

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 EVERYONE seemed to be going to China that year, or else writing rude things about the Arabs, or being frank about Africa.