Orient Express

The Story of a Legend

Guillaume Picon, Benjamin Chelly, Kenneth Branagh

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English

ACC Art Books
01 November 2018

Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

""The Orient Express, in the collective imagination, embodies the golden age of travel. The fabrics, the silverware, the woodwork; their evocative fragrance... all contribute to this particular atmosphere, created by the best craftsmen of the time. The experience on board is absolutely unique..."" - Sir Kenneth Branagh, from the foreword

The first train to connect Paris to Constantinople - the gateway to the Orient and epitome of all its associated desires and fantasies - the Orient Express was an immediate success. Quickly nicknamed 'the king of trains, the train of kings', it had already become a legend in its own time. This unique train and its celebrated passengers (both real and fictional) have become one of the great cultural icons of our times and have helped to create a limitless source of stories and fantasies to feed our imaginations. It's a story told here through fabulous new photographs of the restoration workshops where the historic train carriages are being brought back to life, through archive photos of famous and exotic destinations, and portraits of the most famous passengers who were lucky enough to climb aboard.

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This beautifully illustrated book captures the history, the legends and the unique style of the most famous train on earth: The Orient Express .

With never-before-seen archival material .

With a preface by Sir Kenneth Branagh

216 colour and 119 b/w images

Photographs by: Benjamin Chelly
Text by: Guillaume Picon
Preface by: Kenneth Branagh
Imprint: ACC Art Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 1.785kg
ISBN: 9781851499151
ISBN 10: 1851499156
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 01 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for Orient Express: The Story of a Legend

"""The Orient Express, in the collective imagination, embodies the golden age of travel. The fabrics, the silverware, the woodwork; their evocative fragrance... all contribute to this particular atmosphere, created by the best craftsmen of the time. The experience on board is absolutely unique..."" - Sir Kenneth Branagh"