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    The Dragon Train
    The Dragon Train
    The Dragon Train
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    The Dragon Train

    By Peter T. Stone

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    The Dragon train is an alternative view of history, one which might have occurred in a parallel dimension.
    This book illustrates the birth of an alternative steam age.
    Famous men and women of science are re-created in this story, together with their achievements to describe the historical age of steam.
    I have suggested that all developmental science is the result of chance events pushed forward by people with curiosity and ambition. This alternative look at history can be applied as a teaching aid to many other subjects and offer a tool for discussion in a fun, accessible and creative way
    Any person represented in this book is purely intentional.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateNov 14, 2012
    ISBN9781466967779
    The Dragon Train
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    Peter T. Stone

    Peter T. Stone Biography Peter began his theatrical career as a precocious child actor in ‘Oliver’ in London’s West End. His theatre career continued into adulthood with Rep, touring and the occasional West End credits, interspersed with appearances in film and TV. He wrote and directed for the Half Moon Youth Theatre with productions at the Edinburgh and Coventry Festivals and subsequently had a short film, ‘Waterbabies of Horsey Mere’ selected for the Anglia TV/First Write series. Most recently, he has writtenWest End Boys West End Girls,(Also Available through Trafford) and directed ‘Raggle-Taggle’, which premiered at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham and the 2010 North Devon Festival. He is a member of the ‘Montpellier Writers Group’.

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      The Dragon Train - Peter T. Stone

      © Copyright 2012 Peter T. Stone.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-6776-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-6777-9 (e)

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      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

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      Dedicated to my Parents

      Chapter 1

      O nce there was a fire-breathing Dragon who dominated a town. When the locals went out to shop, the Dragon would use the opportunity to swoop down and pick off the most succulent of the children as an appetiser.

      The people missed going out into the sunshine and all became pallid and grey from the lack of fresh air. They no longer went out on country walks, for every time one of them stepped outside, the observant Dragon would be there in waiting to enjoy another meal.

      All the farmers were forced to keep their animals inside throughout the summer in case the Dragon fancied a starter.

      We are of course looking at this from the townsfolk’s perspective and not from the Dragon’s, who was after all, Dragon’s do. Today, he would be classed as an endangered species and given an area the size of Wales to roam free. But these were not enlightened times and the Dragon was not so much evil, as a pest that had to be stopped.

      The Dragon did what he was born to do, fly around, eat a few people and burn the odd tree with his breath. When it was done it would return to his lair somewhere in the highlands and dream about finding a mate, of which you can be assured there were none.

      After many Months like this, the people were suffering, as a society that lives inside becomes drawn and sullen with the lack of fresh air and sunlight.

      No lawns had been cut, washing could never be hung out to dry, which put

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