Smoothly from Harrow - A Compendium for the London Commuter

The 21st century commuter is a tragic hero. Long-suffering, long-journeying and subject to lengthy delays, he survives through an iron will and by burying his head in a freesheet. Chris Moss's Smoothly from Harrow takes its title from John Betjeman, the bard of Metro-land, but brings the world of the London commuter up to date with facts and fictions, poems and propaganda, statistics and self-help advice. Did you know that John le Carre, Mrs Beeton and Henry VIII were commuters? Did you know Waterloo station 'processes' more than 94 million passengers a year? Did you know that you are not just a number, but a modern-day, latte-drinking flaneur - London's key witness, greatest survivor and chief psychogeographer? This compendium will help you get through the dawns and dusks of your eternal, everyday, Herculean trial: to get to work and back.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Moss
• Publisher: Blue Guides
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9781905131624
• ISBN: 978-1-905131-62-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 200 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 384 g
• Series: Blue Guides
• Subject: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales