The Trans-Siberian Railway – A Traveller’s Anthology

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In The Trans-Siberian Railway – A traveller’s Anthology Deborah Manley blends her personal account of this fascinating rail trip with excerpts of works from a variety of writers of the like of Newby and Theroux but also Sir Henry Norman, Peter Fleming, Lindon Bates Jr, Lesley Blanch; each offering a different perspective on the experience, Russia, its people and culture. This fascinating book is the result of the author’s research and thirst to know anything about the Trans-Siberian from its early planning and building to the people, the landscape and the culture encountered on the journey as well as the experiences lived by earlier travellers. It imaginatively captures the magic of this trip. As you read Manley’s contemporary experience and perceptions you will be able to live the same journey through the eyes and minds of those who have been there before. The pages will whizz you to distant times and places as far back as 1891 as you read Over the Urals by George Kennan to 2007 with Chris Moss’s Trans-Siberian Excess. The Trans-Siberian Railway – A Traveller’s Anthology is an extremely enjoyable read for anyone interested in this region, planning this trip by train or from a comfortable armchair.