▁appearances ▁also ▁assistant ▁manager ▁ ▁Mark ▁Smith ▁( born ▁c . 1 9 6 5 ) ▁a ▁British ▁auto ▁racing ▁driver ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Hed nes ford ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Hed nes ford ▁Town ▁Council ▁▁▁ ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁Category : C ann ock ▁Ch ase ▁District ▁Category : C ivil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Staff ord shire ▁Category : M ining ▁communities ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Great ▁Railway ▁B az aar : ▁By ▁Train ▁Through ▁Asia ▁is ▁a ▁travel og ue ▁by ▁American ▁novel ist ▁Paul ▁Ther oux , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁It ▁rec ount s ▁Ther oux ' s ▁four - month ▁journey ▁by ▁train ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁from ▁London ▁through ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁and ▁his ▁return ▁via ▁the ▁Trans - S iber ian ▁Railway . ▁The ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁route , ▁to ▁India , ▁followed ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁trail . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁in ▁the ▁genre ▁of ▁travel ▁writing . ▁ ▁It ▁sold ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁copies ▁upon ▁release . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁Ther oux ▁expl ored ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁colonial ism , ▁American ▁imperial ism , ▁pover ty , ▁and ▁ignor ance . ▁These ▁were ▁embedded ▁in ▁his ▁accounts ▁of ▁s ights ▁and ▁sounds ▁he ▁experienced ▁as