- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 Aug 1980)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140052542
- ISBN-13: 978-0140052541
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 574,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A very good history
20 Oct 2011
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A very good book, a straightforward historical account of this most famous train, written in a clear prose and well researched. In structuring his chapter heading author Cookridge encapsulates the 'life and times' of this fabulous train, leading us through the original concept, a biography of its creator, the "maiden voyage" in 1893 and the glorious adventures, misadventures of both the train and some of the notorious, celebrated passengers to the sad demise and final auctioning-off of its remains in Monte Carlo in 1977.
Whilst the author explores the invented outlines, plots and sub-plots of the famous fictional accounts - James Bond, Agatha Christie and Hollywood - these pale in comparison to the true-life adventures of robbery, banditti, kidnapping, near-starvation and frost-bite in the "ice-age" winter of 1929 and derailments into snow and German station restaurants. Wonderfully illustrated with over 50 period photographs and impressions, this work brings the entire, wonderful story sharply into focus, causing his many of his readers to probably regret the loss of this marvelous service and life-style.
One amusing misstep by Cookridge brought forth a rueful grin - in just the second paragraph of his opening chapter the author expresses his intent to "to record for a more mundane generation" the glamour and drama of this famous train. Well, after all, in comparison to those travelling generations, perhaps our modern world is a little more mundane and without the original Orient Express around it is certainly less glamorous.
Whilst the author explores the invented outlines, plots and sub-plots of the famous fictional accounts - James Bond, Agatha Christie and Hollywood - these pale in comparison to the true-life adventures of robbery, banditti, kidnapping, near-starvation and frost-bite in the "ice-age" winter of 1929 and derailments into snow and German station restaurants. Wonderfully illustrated with over 50 period photographs and impressions, this work brings the entire, wonderful story sharply into focus, causing his many of his readers to probably regret the loss of this marvelous service and life-style.
One amusing misstep by Cookridge brought forth a rueful grin - in just the second paragraph of his opening chapter the author expresses his intent to "to record for a more mundane generation" the glamour and drama of this famous train. Well, after all, in comparison to those travelling generations, perhaps our modern world is a little more mundane and without the original Orient Express around it is certainly less glamorous.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful!
7 Aug 2006
Format:Hardcover
Highly entertaining book about the history of the Orient Express! An iconic train that is largely forgotten by most, with the exception of Agatha Christie fans, reading this book brings the railway to life! Chock full of ancedotes and history tidbits, including stories about its famous passengers, this book is a must have for anyone interested in the history of the Orient Express.
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