BOOKS

 

Over a million copies of David’s books have been sold. The latest major work was

JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN

Landscape, People and Books

Frances Lincoln. 700pp. Hardback £17.99, paperback £9.99. Signed copies direct from the author at £14.99 and £7.99 post free.

David meets people both famous and unknown, many of whom are a quintessential part of their landscape.

From the islands of the Hebrides through the Lakes, Peak District and Wales to his favourite West Country haunts, the South Coast and off the beaten track in East Anglia, the author observes, describes and assesses the feelings and sensations of today’s Britain. Subjects covered include: 

            * Changes in the village                                           * Book publishing and book shops

            * Seaside resorts                                                     * Country crafts and cottage industries

            * Railways, canals and cycleways                            * Gardens and horticulture

            * Hotels from heaven and hell                                  * Cornish mining and Methodism

            * Lands lost to the greedy sea                                 * Magazines and newspapers

            * The National Trust and National Parks                  * The countryside in wartime

            * Spa and book towns                                              * Scottish and other islands

            * ‘Attitude killed old England’                                    * Creative writing and self-publishing

            * Early Christian sites and monasteries                    * Fish and fishing

            * Artists and art galleries                                          * Wetlands and mountains

What people say

‘Congratulations on the sweep, interest and quality of writing’ said Brian MacArthur The Times
associate editor.

Amazon described it as a ‘thinking travellers tour – a narrative that surprises, amuses and engages….a treasure trove.’

Several reviewers put it in a class of its own, the Press and Journal adding: ‘Packed with images of Britain in different moods and seasons, travel writing par excellence, to be read and savoured.’

The New Zealand Herald spoke of the author’s ‘love of travelling, the breadth of his interests, his extraordinary range of friends and the occasional delightful barbed comment.’

‘I’ve had to hide my copy in a drawer because everyone who sees it finds it so interesting,’ a BBC interviewer told his audience, while Writing Magazine said: ‘The 700 well-written pages represent a huge achievement…obvious dedication has paid off handsomely.’

Typical comment was: ‘Full of anecdotes in David’s unique style…he really is a good storyteller. You get to the point where you ‘must just read the next chapter’ even though it is 1.00am.’

FOR THE LOVE OF A CAT

A Publishers Story

Few people appreciate the joy that being owned by a cat brings better than David St John Thomas – the latest in a long line of publishers and authors to pay homage to the very special cats who have supervised their busy lives.

Vividly written, sometimes serious, sometimes lighthearted, for anyone who really cares about cats.

Rich in entertaining anecdotes and asides, For the Love of a Cat will enhance every cat owner’s understanding and remind them again and again just how lucky they are to share their lives with this most fascinating of creatures.

Price £8.99 with £2 postage (postage free on 2 or more copies).

FORTHCOMING:

Quality paper-back edition of FOR THE LOVE OF A CAT

REMOTE BRITAIN: Landscape, people and books. A successor to the successful JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN focusing on our islands and remote mainland areas scattered throughout the country where landscapes and the way of life are distinctly different.

BACKLIST TITLES (most available from Amazon and ABE)

Railway Titles

* Titles asterisked were jointly by the late Patrick Whitehouse (picture editor).

  Still in print by David & Charles

  • *GWR 150 paperback 1984 David & Charles
  • *LMS 150 paperback
  • *SR 150 paperback

          Other railway titles

  • A REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN VOL 1: The West Country. 1960 Six hardback and four paperback editions, latter called West Country Railway History.
  • DOUBLE HEADED: (jointly with Gilbert Thomas). 1963
  • SUMMER SATURDAYS IN THE WEST (jointly with Simon Rocksborough Smith). 1973
  • THE GREAT WAY WEST: The History and Romance of the Great Western’s Route to the West. 1975
  • THE COUNTRY RAILWAY. 1976 Various hardback editions, David & Charles, also Penguin paperback. 1979
  • GREAT DAYS OF THE COUNTRY RAILWAY. 1986
  • LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAYS: A century and a half of progress
  • LMS 150. 1987
  • A CENTURY AND A HALF OF SR 150: The Southern Railway. 1988
  • LONDON & NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY: A century and a half of progress
  • LNER 150. 1989
  • A PASSION FOR STEAM. 1989
  • * BR IN THE EIGHTIES. 1990
  • * GREAT DAYS OF EXPRESS TRAINS. 1990
  • * GREAT DAYS OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. 1991
  • * GREAT DAYS OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1992
  • * THE ROMANCE OF SCOTLANDS RAILWAYS. 1993
  • TRAINS WE LOVED. 1994

Books for young people

  • GREAT MOMENTS WITH TRAINS. 1959
  • TRAINS WORK LIKE THIS. 1961
  • THE MOTOR REVOLUTION. 1961

Works on rural transport

  • RURAL TRANSPORT. 1960
  • LAKE DISTRICT TRANSPORT REPORT. 1961
  • THE RURAL TRANSPORT PROBLEM. Dartington Hall Studies in Rural Sociology. 1963
  • NORTH DEVON RAILWAY REPORT. 1963
  • HIGHLAND RAILWAY SURVEY. 1994

General Titles

  • NON FICTION: A guide to writing and publishing. 1970 David & Charles. Revised for USA Getting Published. 1973
  • THE BREAKFAST BOOK. 1980
  • THE CUNARD BOOK OF CRUISING. 1990
  • GOOD BOOKS COME FROM DEVON. 1981
  • FOR THE LOVE OF A CAT. 2007