- “I did rather push it, I think, because I did feel they were good — and, of course, unusual.”
- ― Margaret Awdry, on encouraging her husband to get his stories published
Margaret Emily Awdry (née Wale; 24 July 1912 – 22 July 1989) was the wife of Wilbert Awdry and the mother of Christopher, Veronica, and Hilary. It was she who urged her husband, and later her son, to submit the stories they had written for publishing.
Biography
She met Wilbert Awdry in Jerusalem, where he was teaching at St. George's School; they moved back to England in 1936 and were married two years later. She had suggested to Wilbert Awdry that he should publish The Three Railway Engines after he had written the book for his son Christopher Awdry.
She makes a cameo in the third illustration of Percy Runs Away with her husband and their children on a platform when Percy passes by with some trucks.
Margaret passed away in 1989, due to a fatal heart attack.
Appearances
The Railway Series
- Troublesome Engines - Percy Runs Away (cameo)
- Oliver the Western Engine - Foreword (mentioned as "M")
Companion Volumes
- 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (foreword; mentioned)
Gallery
Miscellaneous
