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Pros
The stories are all about the railroad and what it had wrought in both society at large and individual lives in particular. In “barbox brothers and co. Branch the signalman”, the signalman sees a specter or ghost shortly before various rail tragedies.... Read More
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Quality
A dickens fan, i think, would definitely still be able to pick out certain turns of phrase, themes, ideas, or literary ploys th... Read More
The railroads have brought change, and with the change has come dislocation.
1 branch line: the signalman” takes something of a dark technological turn, with the signalman seeing a specter or ghost shortl... Read More
Competitiveness
By 1870, more than 16,000 miles of track had been opened, carrying 423 million passengers annually.
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short, literary and two. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 144 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 6 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Specifically the railroad theme was loosely entitled “mugby junction” a fictitious rail junction in england where several routes crisscrossed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If the 19th century and specifically 19th century britain had a symbol it would have been the railroad
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That had risen to 2210 miles by 1844
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
By 1870 more than 16000 miles of track had been opened carrying 423 million passengers annually
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In “main line the boy at mugby” the boy of the title works in the refreshment room fully aware that it is likely just the opposite of what it advertises itself as
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The railroads have brought change and with the change has come dislocation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont know anything of the background of this story or at which period of his writing career that dickens wrote it but it did not seem to have im going to say as 34dickensy34 a flavor as his other works ive read
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A dickens fan i think would definitely still be able to pick out certain turns of phrase themes ideas or literary ploys that are characteristic of dickens but on the whole it seemed to be lacking something of the dickens i am familiar with
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