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The Orient express

The Orient express

Moore, Arthur

Paperback

General EuropeGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353801729
ISBN13: 9789353801724
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 322
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.72 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step aboard the most storied line in Europe, where polished brass and hurried passports share the same narrow corridor. Rails promise glamour, then peril. In The Orient Express, Arthur Moore taps the irresistible pull of train journey fiction: motion, confinement, strangers, and the sense that anything might happen between stations. Written in the spirit of a classic adventure novel, it belongs to the great vintage travel fiction of early 20th century Europe, evoking a Belle Epoque setting shaped by new speed, new borders, and old secrets. The result is an international intrigue story powered by atmosphere - a continental Europe journey told with the snap and poise of classic travel adventure tales, and a loving nod to European railway classics and the legend of luxury train travel. The Orient Express itself was a marvel of engineering and etiquette, a moving salon that stitched capitals together; Moore's novel catches the mood of a continent balancing elegance with unease. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers, it is escapism with a cultured edge; for classic-literature collectors, it is a window into the era when the railway defined modern romance and anxiety in equal measure. If you seek an unabridged classic novel and the kind of context prized in an annotated classic edition, Moore's sleek rail-bound adventure earns its place on your shelf.

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