Eleven Minutes Late
A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain
$31.91
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2010
Summary
A funny and affecting portrait of Britain’s love-hate relationship with the railway.
Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore – yet it is considered uncool to care about them.
For Matthew Engel, the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation’s ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corrupt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330512374 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0330512374 |
| Author: | Matthew Engel |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | Unabridged |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Matthew Engel
Matthew Engel was for over 25 years a journalist at the Guardian newspaper. During that time he reported wars, elections, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and countless major sporting events ranging from three Olympic Games to the world tiddlywinks championships. He now writes the least fiscally aware columns on the Financial Times and is editor of Wisden Cricketers Almanack. His last book, Extracts from the Red Notebooks, was also published by Macmillan. He lives in Herefordshire with his wife Hilary and daughter Vika.
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