This is a book we go back to time and time again. As each of the 26 original books contained 3-5 individual stories, it's easy to dip in for either a short story, or a longer series of stories. I remember these stories from when I was young, but certainly never got through all 26 books.

A few minor complaints... As this is the original text (not the more recent "reinterpretations") some of the language does sound a little dated now. At times it does get a bit too detailed on the specific workings of steam engines. And I have taken to avoiding stories with Donald and Douglas in too much, because it's too hard to read their Scottish dialect!

But it's a great collection of the original stories, and highly recommended.