📘 Directly About the Eastern & Oriental Express
Title: Eastern & Oriental Express (Stefanie Moshammer)
Author: Stefanie Moshammer
Publisher: RVB Books (2024)
Formats: Hardcover (photobook)
About: A lavishly photographed book focused on the luxury Eastern & Oriental Express train and its landscapes and interiors.
Availability:
Waterstones: Yes (listed)
Amazon UK: Likely available via merchants (not listed directly by Amazon) Click Here
Bookshop.org UK: Availability depends on stock (not always listed)
Bookbeat (audiobook): Unlikely — this is a visual book rather than an audio description
Railway Travel Memoirs & Travel Books (relevant theme)
These aren’t about the Eastern & Oriental Express specifically, but they’re classic train travel memoirs / journeys and great context for luxury and long-distance rail travel.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Originally Houghton Mifflin / Penguin edit-ons available
Formats: Paperback / Hardcover / eBook / Audiobook
About: Classic travelogue chronicling train journeys from England through Asia, including regions relevant to the luxury rail experience.
Availability:
Amazon UK: Yes Click Here
Waterstones: Yes (commonly stocked)
Bookshop.org UK: Often available
Bookbeat: Likely (popular audiobook)
Orient Express: A Travel Memoir
Author: John Dos Passos
Publisher: Various (historical memoir)
Formats: Paperback / eBook (availability varies)
Note: Memoir focusing on travel via the Orient Express (often included with broader European rail memoirs).
Availability:
Amazon UK: Click Here (hardback) Click Here (paperback) Click Here (Kindle)
Waterstones: May vary by stock
Bookshop.org UK: Sometimes available
Bookbeat: Possibly (check audiobook listings)
Orient Express: A Personal Journey
Author: James B. Sherwood
Publisher/Format: Paperback / Hardcover / eBook in some editions
About: A personal look at the history and romance of the Orient Express train.
Availability:
Amazon UK: Can be sourced (often used copies) Click Here
Waterstones / Bookshop.org UK: Varies
Orient Express: The Story of a Legend
Author: Michael Barsley (various editions exist)
Formats: Trade paperback / hardcover (varies)
About: A narrative history of the legendary Orient Express luxury service.
Availability:
Amazon UK: Click Here
Waterstones / Bookshop.org UK: Varies
Other Notable Rail Travel Books (suggested for broader context)
These aren’t necessarily about Eastern & Oriental Express itself, but are excellent train travel memoirs or journeys connected to global rail culture:
- Paul Theroux’s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star – follows up Great Railway Bazaar with contemporary reflections.
- David Bowden’s Great Railway Journeys in Asia – non-fiction collection including the Eastern & Oriental Express route.
- Max Wade-Matthews Great Railway Journeys of the East – includes a section on Eastern & Oriental Express among others.
- Lonely Planet Epic Train Trips of the World – includes Eastern & Oriental Express commentary in a broader rail travel guide.
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