Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook

Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook

the essential travel guide for anyone wanting to discover the sights and sounds of Sir Terry Pratchett’s amazing Discworld

Summary

The ultimate Discworld artefact - Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook is the complete guide to the railways of Sir Terry Pratchett's number one bestseller Raising Steam

What fans are saying...
'A must have for any Discworld fan' - ***** Reader review
'No Discworld fan should have this missing from their collection' - ***** Reader review
'An absolute gem with all the wit and sarcasm we expect from a Terry Pratchett book' - ***** Reader review
'What a cracking read' - ***** Reader review
'Just brilliant!! Typically what you would expect from Terry Pratchett - couldn't put it down' - ***** Reader review

*****

Authorised by Mr Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself, Mrs Georgina Bradshaw's invaluable guide to the destinations and diversions of the railway deserves a place in the luggage of any traveller, or indeed armchair traveller, upon the Disc.

Mrs Bradshaw offers useful insights into...
* Edifying sights along the route: from the twine walk of Great Slack to the souks of Zemphis:
* Essential hints on the practicalities of travel: ticketing, nostrums and transporting your swamp dragon
* Elegant resorts and quaint inns: respectable and sanitary lodgings for all species and heights.
* Diverting trivia: a full overview of the crafts, foods and brassica traditions of the many industrious people for whom the railway is now a vital link to the Century of the Anchovy

Fully illustrated and replete with useful titbits, Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other.

A must- purchase for any fan of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett.

About the author

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.

www.terrypratchettbooks.com
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