Railway Anthology

‘excellent, coat-pocketable collection of writing’ - National Railway Museum Review, Spring 2015. ‘an excellent bedside companion’ This England, Spring 2015. ‘Evocative, thought-provoking… once you get under steam with this one, it is hard to stop! Highly Recommended’ Heritage Railway, January 2015. ‘joyous, glorious and timeless’ - Wanderlust. ‘terrific’ - Books Monthly. ‘all aspects of rail travel - funny, sombre, celebratory and cautionary - find ample reflection in Manley’s entertaining volume.’- Good Book Guide. ‘good gift for a journey’ - Oxfordshire Limited Edition. ‘will appeal to rail travellers and armchair travellers’- County Life. ‘endorses the transformative power of railways’- Good Book Guide, March 2015. Praise for The Walker’s Anthology ‘One of the four best new titles’ CONDE NAST TRAVELLER. ‘Beautifully composed’ THE GREAT OUTDOORS. ‘The perfect gift’ COUNTRY LIFE. ‘A Quality Street box of trekking delights’ WANDERLUST TRAVEL MAGAZINE. ‘Perfect to pop in your rucksack …or to read in the comfort of a winter armchair.’ THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE. ‘The perfect companion’ THE LADY. ‘Entertaining compilation’ WALK, MAGAZINE OF THE RAMBLERS. ‘A gem of a book…the ultimate walking companion.‘COUNTRY WALKING

Deborah Manleyis a writer and editor who has compiled anthologies on Malta, the Nile, the Trans-Siberian Railway and, in 2013, walkers and their thoughts: The Walker’s Anthology published by Trailblazer. She is the author of the biography of the 19th century traveller, Henry Salt and has lived in India, Canada, Austria and Nigeria and travelled by train in five continents.