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Post by kerrstuart81 on Dec 17, 2010 19:35:02 GMT
Though famous for the Railway Series which continues his father's work, Christopher Awdry has also written other works of fiction about railways. These include Railway for Sale, Hugh Goes Sliding, Luke Goes Flying, and the Eastbourne Series.
Me personally have been seeking information about Railway for Sale and Luke Goes flying as they are both about a slate railway and the preservation movement like the Tallylyn and Corris Railways. Does anyone else have information and discussion of other books by Christopher Awdry?
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newcontroller01
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Post by newcontroller01 on Dec 18, 2010 0:05:59 GMT
I do happen to have one book that Christopher Awdry wrote about preserved lines called 'Awdry's Steam Railways'
It features the Great Central, Isle of Wight, North Norfolk, Llangollen, East Lanchashire, Mid hants and a few others
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Post by kerrstuart81 on Dec 18, 2010 2:18:13 GMT
Yes, I've heard of that one. What does it include about the Isle of Wight Terriers? Currently doing a project involving the class. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Post by Christopher on Dec 18, 2010 10:25:35 GMT
Yes, I've heard of that one. What does it include about the Isle of Wight Terriers? Currently doing a project involving the class. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Well, it's been a while since I've read "Awdry's Steam Railways", but you can gather as much info as you can from the Isle of Wight thread
Naturally, I've collected a fair amount of Chris Awdry's non-Thomas books, and found them all very interesting indeed in terms of writing styles, story lengths and artists - especially for books like Railway for Sale, which try to avoid the "Thomas" gene by eliminating the smokebox faces by order of people above him. Not really fair to Awdry, IMO, but his other books have been grand nonetheness, storywise Railway For Sale and Hugh Goes Sliding boasts of wonderful illustrations by keen railway artist Jonathan Clay, whilst the LOTI books ( The Enchanted Forest and The Lost Locket) shows you can blend reality with magic without one side dominating the other - beats the heck out of the Harry Potter Books, IMO But my faves have been those based around the Eastbourne Miniature Railway where indeed the "small books for small hands" still holds true, even with shorter storylines and rather "cute" illustrations to go with. But all the characters featured maintain the Sodor spirit in regards to character traits clashing or blending - General Takes Charge, for instance, feels like a refreshed mix of Sir Handel and Crosspatch, and all based on actual events on the railway Heave-Ho Hamish, a "sequel" to The Chips Express, offers a different slant on the railways by viewing the story more from the animals and/or railway staff's POV than of the engines. But still puts story and characters before anything else, it shows, where an old ploughing horse proves his worth when the animals are moved to a new farm. The only books I have yet to nab - especially since the Sodor Enterprise website have been down for an age - are: The Chips Express Luke Goes Flying Western and the Lost Ring Eastbourne's Wedding Special Oily & the Flood So I'd highly recommend, if you can, grabbing a few of these and seeing for yourselves just how versatile Chris Awdry has become no matter how far from Thomas his writing pen may be.
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