Paperback published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground
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.
I would strongly endorse Martin's book as the stop to get on at
*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
*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
*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.
*Times*
A highly engaging journey through the history and geography of the
tube.
*Independent*
An excellent "passenger's history" of the network...
entertaining
*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
*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
*Sunday Telegraph Seven*
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