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	Witches Abroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Witches Abroad is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991.
		It features the three witches introduced in Wyrd Sisters (Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick) visit Genua, on the other side of the continent, where they confront Granny's sister, Lily Weatherwax, who is manipulating people using the power of stories.
		During the story the three witches, travelling in the deepest caves under the mountains, make a short encounter with some odd creature which claims to have anniversary (reference to Gollum), and later on Nanny Ogg has a house fall on her (a reference to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Witches_Abroad (278 words)

	Nanny Ogg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		She is a witch and member of the Lancre coven.
		She has been married three times and has fifteen children and innumerable grandchildren and great-grandchildren (it is suspected that the name of three of her offspring are a reference to the artist Paul Kidby's own children) but that's incidental; what makes her the Mother is her mentality.
		Amongst the duties of a witch are midwifery and laying out the dead.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nanny_Ogg (530 words)

	Employment Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		During the story the three witches, travelling in the deepest caves under the mountains, make a short encouter with some odd creature which claims to have anniversary (see Gollum), and later on Nanny Ogg has a house fall on her (a reference to the Wizard of Oz).
		DNC Chairman John Bailey allowed Democrats Abroad to send nine non-voting representatives to the Democratic National Convention in 1972; in 1976, the group was granted the status of a state committee, with voting delegates in the Convention.
		Students studying abroad may live in a dormitory or apartment with other student or with a "host family", a group of people who live in that country and agree to provide student lodging.
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	Book witches abroad ISBN 0552134651 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"Witches Abroad" is the 12th in a series of now almost thirty Discworld novels written by hugely popular bestseller Terry Pratchett.
		While expertly written and hilarious at times, for me, "Witches Abroad" was let down only by the fact that as far as Discworld novels go, it has plenty of competition.
		For newcomers to the series, "Witches Abroad" is not the ideal place to start (a kind-of 3rd part in a long story, almost).
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	Witches Abroad Book at Shop Ireland
		As witches books go it is beaten only by Lords and Ladies, which is my favourite of all time.
		Witches Abroad is a novel by Terry Pratchett, which is set on the Discworld.
		Witches Abroad is the 12th novel in Pratchett's Discworld series, and the third to star Granny Weatherwax.
	www.shopireland.ie /books/reviews/0552144150 (883 words)

	Discworld - Witches Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick,travelling to the distant city of Genua, things are never that simple...
		The three witches are back and this time they're off on a holiday.
		"Witches Abroad" is full of fairytale parodies, some of which are hilarious, but I didn't really buy the whole idea of stories being alive.
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	Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Witches like a night out as much as anyone else but, in this case, she had a more pressing appointment.
		Most witches are elderly, which is when ointments start to have an attraction, and at least two of those present tonight were wearing Granny Weatherwax’s famous goose-grease-and-sage chest liniment.
		Witches and pickles went together like - she hesitated before the stomach-curdling addition of peaches and cream, and mentally substituted «things that went together very well».
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	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Witches Abroad at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Witches Abroad is the twelfth novel in the Discworld series and is the second installment in the adventures of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick.
		Witches Abroad uncovers some of Granny's past and reveals a few of her weakness.
		After reading Witches Abroad I walked away feeling that everything that happens in my life is meant to be - this is not say that I don't fight like hell when my 'destiny' doesn't suit me. I did learn, though, that my happy ending will not always be someone else's happy ending.
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	Witches Abroad (Discworld, Book 12) (Terry Pratchett) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Such is the case with "Witches Abroad", a tale of a bumbling godmother who must make sure that the servant girl doesn't marry the prince.
		When DEATH comes for the fairy godmother Desiderata, she must quickly leave her job and wand to the next-best-thing, Magrat Garlick, a witch without much skill.
		"Witches Abroad" is an uproarious, if not twisted, version of "Cinderella" that entertains the entire journey.
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	Witches Abroad (Discworld, Book 12) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all).
		The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending"--even if it means destroying a kingdom.
		The reason for that is probably quite simply that the Witches just aren't my favorite characters (I'm a Watch girl), and characters are a good portion of what makes a Discworld novel.
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	Amazon.ca: Witches Abroad: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Witches Abroad is one Discworld tome deserving a permanent niche on any shelf - especially yours.
		The witches' journey to Genua is one of the highlights of Pratchett's inventive mind.
		WITCHES ABROAD lampoons just about every tourism cliche, and I suppose I got the biggest laughs from the parodies of riverboat gamblers on the Vieux (Ol' Man) River and Mardi Gras ("Fat Lunchtime" according to Nanny), plus a voodoo witch with a Russian name and a baba yaga house, which made her even funnier.
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	Encyclopedia: Witches Abroad
		A large sequined Voodoo dwapo or flag by the artist George Valris The term Voodoo (Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the Dominican Republic) is applied to the branches of a West African ancestor-based spiritist-animist religious tradition.
		But for the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, travelling to the distant city of Genua, things are never that simple...
		A fairy godmother dies and the witches find themelves carrying out her last wishes (whilst trying to find the hidden magic wand).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Witches-Abroad (1982 words)

	Witches Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Comment: "Witches Abroad" is the 12th in a series of now almost thirty Discworld novels written by hugely popular bestseller Terry Pratchett.
		Comment: Witches Abroad is a novel by Terry Pratchett, which is set on the Discworld.
		Comment: Witches Abroad is the 12th novel in Pratchett's Discworld series, and the third to star Granny Weatherwax.
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	What is she reading?: July 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Witches Abroad is one of the good ones - it's a strange amalgamation of fairytale stories in one, mostly Cinderella and The Frog Prince but with lots of other parts too.
		When the good witch Desiderata dies, she leaves her wand to Magrat Garlick, one of the coven of three witches encountered earlier on in the series.
		The three witches Nanny Ogg, Granny Weatherwax and Magrat mustto travel to the distant land of Genua in order to prevent a princess from marrying a prince, and thus allowing the evil witch Lilith to take over the world (or at least Genua).
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	Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I was fortunate enough to read Witches Abroad while on holiday in a country I'd never visited before, where the common language was one I spoke little of.
		As the witches -- bickering amongst themselves, as usual -- travel by broom, boat and other means of conveyance across the varied landscape of the Discworld, they meet, often offend and sometimes inadvertently help an amazingly varied population.
		A working knowledge of the witches, who've appeared previously in Equal Rites and Wyrd Sisters, is useful but not necessary to enjoy this book.
	www.rambles.net /pratchett_abroad.html (314 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Witches Abroad: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick travel to the distant city of Genua to make sure that a servant girl doesn't marry a prince.
		Then there's the wonderful bit in the village inn where the witches remain happily oblivious to the fact that the village is being terrorised by a vampire.
		When they finally arrive in Genua, they discover the city is being terrorised by a powerful witch Lilith di Tempscore, who is determined to get Ella married to the Duc, who has an unpleasant secret.
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	Raven's Reviews: Terry Pratchett
		The confrontation between tradition-bound, small-village witch Weatherwax and the equally hidebound, scholarly wizards of the University is inevitable, and of course entertaining, as poor Eskarina tries to determine what it is she really wants.
		She and Nanny Ogg, head of a vast family, are brought together as a coven by the rather new-age witch Magrat, despite the protests of the other two witches that this sort of thing isn't done.
		Except that she doesn't appear at the naming, and the other witches might just have to do it on their own...with the help of the new priest of Om, who the witches don't approve of on the general principle that the Omnians have a history of burning witches.
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	Just Discworld
		The first witch, Granny Weatherwax, appeared in Equal Rites as the Grandmother of Esk, a little girl who was born somewhat accidentally to be a wizard.
		She is the youngest of the three witches, and has the least experience.
		Granny often remarks how witching isn't what it used to be and implies that this is partly Magrats fault, as she has a penchant for (unnecessary) occult objects and wears floaty dresses.
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	Bibliography: Witches Abroad
		Witches Abroad (1991, Corgi, 0552134651, L3.99, 286pp, pb) Cover: Josh Kirby
		Witches Abroad (1991, Gollancz, 0575049804, L13.99, 252pp, hc)
		Witches Abroad (1993, SFBC, #00911, $6.98, 252pp, hc)
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	Amazon.com: Wyrd Sisters (Discworld Novels (Audio)): Books: Terry Pratchett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The witches are also not happy, as the Duke works continually to discredit them among the people-Granny Weatherwax just doesn't have any truck with that at all.
		Nanny Ogg is a rather worldly witch who enjoys nothing more than getting blasted and drunkenly singing about hedgehogs or the fact that a wizard's staff has a knob on the end.
		My favorite scene, one of the funniest I have ever read, concerns the witches' trip to the theatre; Granny has no understanding of theatre or drama, and her increasingly raucous reactions to the performance she sees is not to be missed.
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	Language in Terry Pratchett's Novel "Witches Abroad" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Because Pratchett is British, I assumed that he would use British English expressions, even though the events of the book are situated in a disc-shaped world that is carried by four elephants standing on top of a giant turtle.
		The novel "Witches Abroad" starts in Lancre, a small kingdom in the Ramtops, a high mountain range near the Discworld's cold Hub.
		The three main characters are Granny Weatherwax, an old and accomplished witch, Nanny Ogg, witch and matriarch of the Ogg clan and Magrat Garlick, a young witch with modern ideas.
	www.uta.fi /~rh64894/witches.html (1054 words)

	The Wacky World Of Sci-fi And Fantasy - Terry Pratchett Reviews
		"Witches are not by nature gregarious, and they certainly don't have leaders.
		Usually I will smurk, laugh out loud etc, but to actually be on the floor with pains in my chest is very, very unusual.
		The three halarious witches are the bulk of the comedy which add to the overall excitement of the novel which in my opinion also has the best story line.
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	Amazon.com: Witches Abroad (Discworld Novels (Audio)): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		And speaking of Oz and witches, it's a good idea to be wearing a wicker-reinforced pointy hat if a house does happen to fall on your head.
		You'll be humming Disney tunes all the way through "Witches Abroad," when you're not humming tunes from "The Wizard of Oz," or laughing hysterically.
		The book to look for following WITCHES ABROAD is LORDS AND LADIES, this is the next book featuring Granny and the coven after their return from foreign parts.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0753100207?v=glance (1883 words)

	The Very Best Books : Witches Abroad (Discworld, Book 12)
		Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills--which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata.
		When DEATH comes for the fairy godmother Desiderata, she must quickly leave her job and wand to the next-best-thing, Magrat Garlick, a witch without...
		I do have to say, however, that this is probably my favorite of the "Witch"...
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		The start of the book takes us to a cottage in the woods, where an old witch Desiderata is getting ready to pass away, all witches of course know the exact time and place of their death so they can prepare for it.
		All three witches have now to set off abroad to reach Genua, they encounter stories along the way, fairy stories which are coming alive in villages, little red riding hood, vampire stories and hear about cottages with little pigs and three bears living in them.
		I enjoyed this book as the witches take along Greebo who is nanny oggs cat, this cat is renowned for attacking or ravishing other creatures.
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	Witches Abroad - Terry Pratchett - Printed Books Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick travel to the distant city of Genua to...
		Witches Abroad pretty much relies on poking fun at all the European stereotypes and really overdoing the stealing from a bunch of fairy tales.
		Witches Abroad follows on from Wyrd Sisters with Magrat, nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax all travelling to a far away land where the fairy tales really done come true.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/witches-abroad-terry-pratchett (373 words)

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