Underground, Overground - Softcover

Andrew Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846684781 ISBN 13: 9781846684784

Publisher: Profile Books, 2013

Synopsis

In 'Underground, Overground', Andrew Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social history of London's underground railway system. Along the way he attempts to untangle the mess that is the Northern Line, visit every station in a single day - and find out which gaps to be especially mindful of.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Martin is a journalist and novelist. He has written for the Evening Standard, the Sunday Times, the Independent on Sunday the Daily Telegraph and the New Statesman among others. His 'Jim Stringer' series of novels based around railways are published by Faber.

Review:

I would strongly endorse Martin's book as the stop to get on at -- Will Self * Guardian * Martin's knowledge is both encyclopaedic and full of quirky digressions, based on everyday observation ... this history has plenty of fun detailing the travails of the Underground's pioneering figures * Evening Standard * A jaunty history ... studded with little observational gems ... he can occasionally stop you in your tracks with a well-turned phrase * Sunday Times * A sparky history of the tube ... honours the Underground, and glories in its oddities * Sunday Telegraph * Seeing Martin puzzle his way through the history is half the fun, as are his lively interlocutors ... the language is beautiful -- Rose Jacobs * FT * For those who love a bit of darting about the Londinium subway whenever the chance comes, Underground, Overground will be a sweat-induced, claustrophobic treat -- Brian Donaldson * The List * Hugely entertaining ... gives us all the lore and myths ... Underground, Overground captures the same zest, zaniness and sense of marvel shown in the recent BBC Two series The Tube. -- Michael Binyon * Times * A highly engaging journey through the history and geography of the tube. -- Jonathan Sale * Independent * An excellent "passenger's history" of the network... entertaining -- Mark Mason * Spectator * If you've ever wondered who is responsible for the announcements on the Northern line, or why Bakerloo line trains don't have armrests, then this engaging and witty social history of the London underground is guaranteed to beguile. . . . Martin is a highly entertaining guide to the stygian depths of subterranean London in all its absurd, confusing glory. . . Offbeat anecdotes abound . . . a compact yet comprehensive study -- Alexander Larman * Observer * No mere tube-spotter's manual, this is an elegantly written and witty history of London itself as well as its tube system, enriched by lierary referenecs and quotations -- Katie Owen * Sunday Telegraph Seven *

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846684781
• ISBN 13: 9781846684784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304