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Arts & Literature
Welcome To Arts & Literature where we try to answer questions of a scholarly nature.If you are looking for information about books then head to Books & Authors. The Arts section covers all sorts of topics like theatre, exhibitions, paintings and much more.
In Jean Renoir's biography of his father, Auguste, it is mentioned that Auguste detested sauces thickened with flour. I have for years been fascinated with a speculation on what that meant; did he...
I want to write a family history book but am unsure in what order to put it. Who do i start with? e.g could start with my grandparents who are the eldest of my living relatives, then go on to their...
how much would a signed or unsigned print of edith le breton's street party be worth
im doing AS art and i need to know some artists that are good/different at painting/drawing skin for my contextual stuff. ive done lucian freud but i dont know anyone else !! help please !!
I got my favourite present this year, loads of book tokens lol I have ?75 to spend in Waterstones and cant wait to get in for a good rummage. Does anyone have any suggestions what I can buy? I nearly...
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I'm looking for novels that tackle discrimination, be it racial, age or sex. Anyone suggest some goods titles?
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....on philosophical novels. On the lines of Jostein Gaarder, Paulo Coelho. Any new recommendations would be much appreciated!
My mother used to recite a short poem about missing someone after they died. My family now wish to se this on her gravestone (sorry to be macabre). Trouble is no-one can remeber it. It contained a...
Can anyone recommend a good online reading group, I am based in the UK? many thanks
What about jesus aged between 5-20 when he grew up as a jew. How much is known/written about this time.
Whats everyones take on what is going to happen?
Can anyone tell me of a web site where I can find Pottery Makers Marks? I have a set of inherited bowls but I have no idea who or where they are from. Thanks
I thought I had already posted this but I can't find it anymore; there used to be a website where you could post what you remembered of a film, and other users could tell you what film it was if they...
Hi AB'ers, a couple of years ago on TV i caught the end of a stage play, it involved what appeared to be WW1 soldiers, perhaps Scots, all appearing to have perished. The audience was very emotional....
I would like to know if there is another way of saying "magic sword". I am thinking of fairy tales, of the Charming Prince and of kings in general. Is it usual to say "redeeming sword" or "saving...
Many years ago I read a short story in an anthology of ghost/horror stories. One of those paperbacks you could buy from motorway service stations and poular in the late seventies. Any how. One story I...
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I was wondering whether anyone could tell me what the meaning is behind the title 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'? What is a hallow - is it anything to do with saints?
In this book, who begins the war as a concientious objector?
I have a lot of old music hall programmes from the turn of the last century that all include a ventriloquist called Professor Newton. Does anyone know anything about him?
Which writer said something to the effect of "there are always negative consequences to doing good"?
