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Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) [1] is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine , which was started by his late father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997).
The Railway Series is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Twenty-six books were written by Awdry, the final one being written in October 1972.
Christopher Awdry, the Rev. W. Awdry's son, had some background in writing when he took over writing the Railway Series books, having written a number of articles for Steam Railway magazine. He was inspired to write some Railway Series stories by a visit to the Nene Valley Railway , with encouragement from his father.
Started in 1945 and concluded in 2011, The Railway Series is a series of 42 British books written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry.This is a list of all characters who appeared in the book series.
Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series .
Christopher Awdry; John Wither Awdry; Wilbert Awdry; William Awdry This page was last edited on 29 October 2024, at 20:23 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Rev. W. Awdry – Tramway Engines (twenty-sixth in The Railway Series of 42 books by him and his son Christopher Awdry) Betty Baker. The Big Push (illustrated by Bonnie Johnson) A Stranger and Afraid; Judy Blume – Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great; Michael Bond – Paddington's Garden (tenth in the Paddington Bear series)
Rev. W. Awdry – The Eight Famous Engines (twelfth in The Railway Series of 42 books by him and his son Christopher Awdry) Narain Dixit – Khar Khar Mahadev (serialized) [20] Aileen Fisher – A Lantern in the Window; Edward Gorey – The Doubtful Guest; Éva Janikovszky – Csip-csup (Piffling) Tove Jansson – Moominland Midwinter (Trollvinter)