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Because of flooding earlier in the year our shop is still closed to the public.We will continue processing orders via the internet.
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The Romance of the Railways
Trains and Railways is one of the most popular sections in the shop and online.
There have been many books written on Trains and Railways, detailing plans of carriages, Railway layouts, signalling, station plans etc. More Engineering than Romance, although I am not saying they are mutually exclusive.
However what interests me is that they were more than just a means of getting from A to B; railway travel was holidays, romances, livelihoods, adventures, first dates and new beginnings.
So, this little book...
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Scavenger hunt question (clue - you may be able to find this item in your house).
'Roses are white, but they should be red,I'll help you play croquet, unless you me behead.'
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Originally titled 'Alice's Adventures Under Ground', the author Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Dodgson) gave the story, in manuscript form with his own accompanying illustrations, as a gift to the young Alice Liddell (The Real Alice). Carroll had invented the story to keep the...