A study of Paul Theroux's travelogues In the second half of the twentieth century, when flying across places became more common and popular, a few travel writers chose to seek places and cultures travelling in trains. Paul Theroux pioneers them with his first book, The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). He has since written a number of other travel books, The Old Patagonian Express (1979), The Kingdom By The Sea (1983), The Happy Isles Of Oceania...