The Three Railway Engines
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The Three Railway Engines is a 1945 children's book by Rev. W. Awdry that introduced the world of talking steam locomotives later popularized in the Thomas the Tank Engine stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Three Railway Engines canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British children's literature work
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children's book ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author |
Rev. W. Awdry
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Wilbert Vere Awdry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rev. W. Awdry's stories for his son Christopher Awdry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edward the Blue Engine
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Gordon the Big Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry the Green Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fat Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fat Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas the Tank Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Thomas the Tank Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fiction
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railway fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationStyle | realistic railway illustration ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
consequences of disobedience
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cooperation and hard work ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasOriginalAudience | Rev. W. Awdry's son Christopher Awdry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 64 pages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Edward and Gordon
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Edward's Day Out NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward, Gordon and Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sad Story of Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
railway operations
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steam locomotives ⓘ |
| illustrator | William Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Thomas & Friends television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | talking steam locomotives ⓘ |
| introducedFranchise | The Railway Series franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early appearance of Thomas the Tank Engine as a minor character
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first book to feature the Railway Series characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway literature tradition ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Edmund Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | The Railway Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Island of Sodor ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | World War II era ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Railway Series