Walk the Lines
The London Underground, Overground
$44.34
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2013
Summary
An obsessive walks the entire London Underground system overground.
The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, Mark Mason sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground - overground - passing every station on the way.
In a story packed with historical trivia, personal musings and eavesdropped conversations, Mark learns how to get the best gossip in the City, where to find a pint at 7am, and why the Bank of England won’t …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099557937 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099557932 |
| Author: | Mark Mason |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Critics Review
Endlessly fascinating
Endlessly fascinating * Spectator *An extraordinary odyssey – Robert Elms * BBC London *This engaging book puts its best foot forward * Independent *Crammed with delightful facts … a constantly fascinating journey * Shortlist *Rediscovers the Underground * The Times *Awesome – Shaun Keaveny * BBC Radio 6 Music *Mason may have made himself the Bill Bryson of our capital city * The Bookseller *I was charmed by the book’s profusion of insightful anecdotes and fascinating trivia * Walk Magazine *
About The Author
Mark Mason
Born in the Midlands in 1971, Mark Mason moved to London when he was 20. Over the next 13 years he sold Christmas cards in Harrods, made radio programmes for the BBC and busked outside Eric Clapton gigs at the Royal Albert Hall. He also published three novels, several books of non-fiction, and wrote for publications as diverse as The Spectator and FourFourTwo. He continues to do some of these things, though has now defected to Suffolk, where he lives with his partner and son.
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