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Classical in form, earnest, effortless and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Watty Piper
- First published
- 1976
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Collins, Putnam Juvenile, Tandem Library
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780448405209
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First sentence
“Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks.”
About Watty Piper
Pseudonym for the Platt & Munk publishing house.
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