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Bradshaw's Guide
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Definition:a series of railway timetables and travel guide books published by W.J. Adams of London. George Bradshaw initiated the series in 1839; after his death in 1853 the Bradshaw's range of titles continued until 1961.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
photo: By W.J. Adams, cc0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27859081
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More and more beautiful grows the scene as we approach the Rhone—the river broader, hills more commanding, and architecture tinged with the Italian. Bradshaw says it equals the Rhine.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands (1839)
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Her knowledge of Bradshaw, of steamship services, and the programmes of theatres and music-halls was unrivalled; yet she never travelled, she never went to a theatre or a music-hall.
Arnold Bennett. The Grand Babylon Hôtel (1902)
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Michael Portillo: According to my 1913 [Bradshaw's] guide, "Parma is a place of very old foundation, but presents a quite modern appearance. On first impressions Parma has lost none of its fin de siècle charm."
BBC. Great Continental Railway Journeys: Genoa to Brenner Pass (2016)
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Night was coming on, the darkness began to gather—still we did not budge. It occurred to me then, that there might be a time-table in Baedeker; it would be well to find out the hours of starting. I called for the book—it could not be found. Bradshaw would certainly contain a time-table; but no Bradshaw could be found.
Mark Twain. A Tramp Abroad (1880)
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