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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.
ages ago i heard something on radio 4's book at bedtime or latebook perhaps. i think it was a piece of prose about the life of a carbon atom and went along the lines of ... and i was rained out of the...
I heard a poem as a child containing the lines 'the lonely lion lay, gaunt shoulder to the capital and blind eye to the bay. Or close to that. Can anyone identify it, please?
Hello is it possible anyone can tell me the name of the poem thats about the earth and that if it could " give one big shrug" and knock us all off. And if you could post it it would be gratley...
What creature is found in ...."in mellow orchards rich and ripe"?
i have been trying for years to find a book i had as a child. it was a collection of short stories and the one i remember most was called HOBSCABS. i now have a daughter and would really like to find...
Does anyone else LOVE Dan Brown books like i do!!?? I first read The DaVinci Code (like tons of other people i know) and was absolutly hooked. Have read the 3 others he's written too, Deception Point,...
I read a book when I was about 12ish, which I can't get out of my head (I'm 26 now). The story was about a young girl who had gone to stay with some relatives (I think). But I do remember that she...
Does anyone know of the name or who painted a painting that has a tired out cowboy on a horse that is too small for him? I was thinking of a Western artist like Remmington or Russell?
Does anyone know the name of the book which tells the story of the James Bulger killing, the little boy who was abducted & killed by two teenage boys in Liverpool? It's an old book i think and cant...
Does anyone know what book it is that is about a guy writing a book about a guy writing a book about a guy writing a book, etc. etc? One thing I know that happens is that one of the guys writing a...
Why, in novels by Jane Austen and the Brontes etc, are county and place names written as "-----Shire" for example, with sections omitted?
I've written a book and would love to get it published. Does anyone have any idea of how i would go about doing this? Many thanks
I have just finished reading the complete Agatha Raisin series and the complete Hamish Macbeth. I am now looking for a similar author - writes a series of books with one main character, easy read,...
OK so I do admit this is an essay so you don't need to give me exact answers I just need a bit of help (please) as I'm running out of time! In part of my essay I have to include: Characterisation: how...
Hello, Im wondering if anyone saw the Rolf Harris Programme on painting the Queen of England a while back. It was by an artist that I have not been able to find. From what I can remember the painting...
I am trying to find the source of a quote heard on the radio which was taken from a poem read at John Le Mesurier's memorial, but have had no luck so far. The only line I have is "Remember me...
Please tell me the music that accompanies the current commercial for the Independant newspaper?
does anyone know the name of the poem that is being read at the end of the film "Clockwork Mice" when they are doing cross country. I know it has something to do with running. Thanks:)
Where does the word 'TAXI' come from and what does it mean?
In which country is this story set?
