The Reverend W. Awdry is fondly remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. The little blue engine and his friends on the Island of Sodor were originally invented to amuse the reverend's son, Christopher, when he was recovering from a bout of the measles. The first book in The Railway Series, entitled The Three Railway Engines, was published in 1945.

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The Redruth Book Shop is the largest second hand and out of print bookshop in Cornwall. We specialise in Cornish interest books - both old and new. We have extensive sections on virtually every subject including War/Warfare, Transport, Sailing, War Fiction, Modern Fiction, Religion, Psychic, Music, Languages, Autobiographies, Horror, Classics, Poetry - all at excellent prices. If you're looking for that exclusive book get in touch, you never know that book could be here!

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