The Great Train Robbery, (Paperback)

from Grandeplease

A historical tale set in the Victorian era loosely based upon an 1855 train robbery. One of Crichton's best. Again, Crichton exploits technology of the day - this time a locomotive, a safe and even a prison - to base his story. An interesting read that makes its participant thankful to be living ...

from john257hopper

A fascinating novelised account of this most famous of Victorian era robberies. The preparations for the theft read as being so unlikely that one would think them too far-fetched if one didn't know this really happened. The only slight issue was the large amount of criminal argot and on occasion ...

from Sheila1957

Takes the true story and uses literary license gives us a novel of how the robbery was committed. I enjoyed the book. The language was colorful and I needed the translations provided in the book. I liked how history was interspersed in the book as well as the social history of that time so I coul...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

I actually read this several times as a teen, and then when an independent adult was thrilled by each new book by Crichton - until Rising Sun. I don't like thrillers, but I do like learning things, and Crichton is a nerd....----------------Did decide to reread. Took a star off. Now it ranks at 3....

from StormRaven

I've read and heard many people comment that this novel, set in Victorian England, is not a typical Crichton book, and that it is very different than the typical techno-thriller, quasi-science fiction that he usually writes. I think they have missed the point of the book. This book is a techno-th...