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Kingdom by the Sea

A Journey Around the Coast of Britian

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Kingdom by the Sea

By: Paul Theroux
Narrated by: Ron Keith
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 American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home. So, with a knapsack on his back, he set out to explore by walking and by short train trips. The result is a witty, observant and often acerbic look at an ever eccentric assortments of Brits in all shapes and sizes.©1983 The Cape Cod Scriveners Company (P)1990 Recorded Books, LLC Adventure Travel Anthropology Europe Great Britain Travel Writing & Commentary Western Europe Adventure England Witty United Kingdom
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A surface view of many things and I found the terrible interpretation of regional accents a bit of a barrier to listening.

Interesting

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This commentary is a book of its time. Written in 1982, it portrays the English as small minded, bigoted and corporately inept. Whilst racism and bigotry may have been institutionalised in 1982, I find the author is influenced by his own perspective as an American abroad, despite reportedly residing in Britain for 11 years. The view is very one dimensional.

An historical allegory disguised as a travel account

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