A Stroke of the Pen - Revision history

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	\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]		\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]
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	\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis ~~<nowiki>\|</nowiki>~~ Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>		\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis {{!}} Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>
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Ben: /* Major appearances */

2025-02-23T08:46:29Z

Major appearances

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	\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]		\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]
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	\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode is title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>		\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>
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Ben at 08:45, 23 February 2025

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	\| notes = More a continuation of the Children’s Anthology series		\| notes = More a continuation of the Children’s Anthology series
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	'''''A Stroke of the Pen''''' is a collection of early children's stories in the vein of those collected in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}} or {{TTTC}}. These stories, however, were “lost” - they were written by Pratchett under the pseudonyms Patrick Kearns and Uncle Jim for the ''Western Daily Press'' and ''Bucks Free Press'' newspapers between 1970 and 1984, and not known to his publisher and agent [[Colin Smythe]]. Some of them aren’t really “new” stories, but revisions of Uncle Jim stories for the ''Western Daily Press''. Pratchett only had access to the earlier versions, which he gave a lighter revision for inclusion in the first four collections of his early stories. ''A Stroke of the Pen'' features a foreword by [[Neil Gaiman]], an introduction by Colin Smythe, an account by Pat and Jan Harkin of their quest to find “The Quest for the Keys” after a 2022 tip-off to Colin Smythe from a fan, and a detailed list of sources for all the stories.		'''''A Stroke of the Pen''''' is a collection of early children's stories in the vein of those collected in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}} or {{TTTC}}. These stories, however, were “lost” - they were written by Pratchett under the pseudonyms Patrick Kearns and Uncle Jim for the ''Western Daily Press'' and ''Bucks Free Press'' newspapers between 1970 and 1984, and not known to his publisher and agent [[Colin Smythe]]. Some of them aren’t really “new” stories, but revisions of Uncle Jim stories for the ''Western Daily Press''. Pratchett only had access to the earlier versions, which he gave a lighter revision for inclusion in the first four collections of his early stories. ''A Stroke of the Pen'' features a foreword by [[Neil Gaiman]] (though later paperback editions from 2024 do not advertise this on the cover), an introduction by Colin Smythe, an account by Pat and Jan Harkin of their quest to find “The Quest for the Keys” after a 2022 tip-off to Colin Smythe from a fan, and a detailed list of sources for all the stories.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

Ben: /* Major appearances */

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Major appearances

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	\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]		\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]
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	\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis \| Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode is title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>		\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode is title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>
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Ben: /* Major appearances */

2025-02-23T08:43:19Z

Major appearances

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	\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]		\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]
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			\| 2025-02-21 \|\| ''[https://radio1.rocks/ Radio 1 Rocks]'' \|\| “Knižní servis \| Feb 21”<ref>Presumably in Czech, though we couldn’t...er...check. (See the next note.) The episode is title means “Book Service”, and the episode description reads ‘Terry Pratchett - “Jedním tahem pera”’ - the Czech title of ''A Stroke of the Pen''.</ref> \|\| [https://radio1.rocks/72726_19095#72726 radio1.rocks]<ref>This link appears to be broken - it points to a music track, not the episode.</ref>
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Ben: /* Major appearances */

2024-12-20T22:43:08Z

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	\| 2023-10-06 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| Bonus: “A Stroke of the Pen with Pat & Jan Harkin” \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2023/10/06/bonus-a-stroke-of-the-pen-with-pat-jan-harkin/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]		\| 2023-10-06 \|\| {{MYF}} \|\| Bonus: “A Stroke of the Pen with Pat & Jan Harkin” \|\| [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2023/10/06/bonus-a-stroke-of-the-pen-with-pat-jan-harkin/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
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			\| 2024-12-18 \|\| ''[https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/ Mundo Lupular Books]'' \|\| “De un plumazo de Terry Pratchett. Las historias perdidas”<ref>In Spanish.</ref> \|\| [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mundolupularbooks/episodes/De-un-plumazo-de-Terry-Pratchett--Las-historias-perdidas-e2seqfs spotify.com]
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Ben at 02:51, 9 November 2024

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	\| notes = More a continuation of the Children’s Anthology series		\| notes = More a continuation of the Children’s Anthology series
	}}		}}
	'''''A Stroke of the Pen''''' is a collection of early children's stories in the vein of those collected in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}} or {{TTTC}}. These stories, however, were “lost” - they were written by Pratchett under the pseudonyms Patrick Kearns and Uncle Jim for the ''Western Daily Press'' and ''Bucks Free Press'' newspapers between 1970 and 1984, and not known to his publisher and agent Colin Smythe. Some of them aren’t really “new” stories, but revisions of ~~earlier ones~~. Pratchett only had access to the earlier versions, which he ~~revised again~~ for inclusion in the first four collections of his early stories. ''A Stroke of the Pen'' features a foreword by [[Neil Gaiman]], an introduction by [[Colin Smythe]], an account by Pat and Jan Harkin of their quest to find “The Quest for the Keys” after a 2022 tip-off to Colin Smythe from a fan, and a detailed list of sources for all the stories.		'''''A Stroke of the Pen''''' is a collection of early children's stories in the vein of those collected in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}} or {{TTTC}}. These stories, however, were “lost” - they were written by Pratchett under the pseudonyms Patrick Kearns and Uncle Jim for the ''Western Daily Press'' and ''Bucks Free Press'' newspapers between 1970 and 1984, and not known to his publisher and agent [[Colin Smythe]]. Some of them aren’t really “new” stories, but revisions of Uncle Jim stories for the ''Western Daily Press''. Pratchett only had access to the earlier versions, which he gave a lighter revision for inclusion in the first four collections of his early stories. ''A Stroke of the Pen'' features a foreword by [[Neil Gaiman]], an introduction by Colin Smythe, an account by Pat and Jan Harkin of their quest to find “The Quest for the Keys” after a 2022 tip-off to Colin Smythe from a fan, and a detailed list of sources for all the stories.

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	* “A Partridge in a Post Box”		* “A Partridge in a Post Box”
	* “The New Father Christmas”		* “The New Father Christmas”
	* “The Great Blackbury Pie” (~~also published as~~ “The Blackbury Pie”)		* “The Great Blackbury Pie” (revised version of “The Blackbury Pie”)
	* “How Good King Wenceslas Went Pop for the DJ’s Feast of Stephen”		* “How Good King Wenceslas Went Pop for the DJ’s Feast of Stephen”<ref>The book doesn’t acknowledge this, but this story is clearly a heavily revised version of “Good King Wences-Lost”, published two years earlier in the ''Bucks Free Press'', and collected in {{FCFB}}.</ref>
	* “Dragon Quest” (~~also published as~~ “Dragons at Crumbling Castle”)		* “Dragon Quest” (revised version of “Dragons at Crumbling Castle”)
	* “The Gnomes from Home”		* “The Gnomes from Home”
	* “From the Horse’s Mouth” (~~also published as~~ “Johnno, the Talking Horse”)		* “From the Horse’s Mouth” (revised version of “Johnno, the Talking Horse”)
	* “Blackburn Weather”		* “Blackburn Weather”
	* “The Blackbury Jungle”		* “The Blackbury Jungle”

Ben at 02:40, 9 November 2024

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	* “Mr Brown’s Holiday Accident”		* “Mr Brown’s Holiday Accident”
	* “The Quest for the Keys”		* “The Quest for the Keys”
			* “Arnold, the Bominable Snowman” (included in the paperback edition and updated digital editions)

	=== Back matter ===		=== Back matter ===

Ben at 07:41, 9 December 2023

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	[[Category:Books]]		[[Category:Books]]
	[[Category:Collections]]		[[Category:Collections]]
	[[Category:Short ~~Fiction~~]]		[[Category:Short fiction\|* Stroke of the Pen, A]]
	[[Category:Children's ~~Fiction~~]]		[[Category:Children's fiction\|* Stroke of the Pen, A]]

Ben: /* Other appearances */

2023-11-25T03:41:51Z

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	! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link		! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
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	\| 2023-11-20 \|\| ''[https://play.acast.com/s/quick-book-reviews Quick Book Reviews]'' \|\| “Interviews with Rob Wilkins about Terry Pratchett & also with Andrew Pettegree” \|\| [https://shows.acast.com/quick-book-reviews/episodes/interviews-with-rob-wilkins-about-terry-pratchett-also-with- acast.com]		\| 2023-11-20 \|\| ''[https://play.acast.com/s/quick-book-reviews Quick Book Reviews]'' \|\| “Interviews with [[Rob Wilkins]] about Terry Pratchett & also with Andrew Pettegree” \|\| [https://shows.acast.com/quick-book-reviews/episodes/interviews-with-rob-wilkins-about-terry-pratchett-also-with- acast.com]
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	~~''To be added.''~~

	== External links ==		== External links ==