The Pillars of Hercules (book)

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The Pillars of Hercules is a travelogue written by the American novelist Paul Theroux. It regards a year long expedition around the edge of the Mediterranean Sea from one Pillar (Gibraltar) to the other (Ceuta) undertaken in 1993. Theroux recounts his experiences from the many diverse countries that border the shores of the sea, including the war-torn Yugoslavia (this was shortly before the break-up of the former republic), the troubled Levant and the recently liberated Albania.

[edit] Chapters of Book

1. The Cable Car to the Rock of Gibraltar
2. The "Mare Nostrum" Express to Alicante
3. The M.V. Punta Europa to Mallorca
4. The "Virgen de Guadelupe" Express to Barcelona and Beyond
5. "Le Grand Sud" to Nice
6. The Ferry Ile de Beaute to Corsica
7. The Ferry Ichnusa to Sardinia
8. The Ferry Torres to Corsica
9. The Ferry Villa to Calabria
10. The Ferry Clodia from Chioggia
11. The Ferry Liburnija to Zadar
12. The Ferry Venezia to Albania
13. The Seabourn Spirit to Istanbul
14. The M.V. Akdeniz: Through the Levant
15. The 7:20 Express to Latakia
16. The Ferry Sea Harmony to Greece
17. The Ferry El Loud III to Kerkennah
18. To Morocco on the Ferry Boughaz