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I have a literary essay in photocopied form, but no idea what the name is of the book it was in, nor the name of the author. It is called 'Spatial Form in Modern Literature' and consists of the...
Didn't know whether to post this here or in the Internet & Technology section so apologies in advance. I used to visit a website a while ago and then was offline for a while. Since getting back...
I know this is very vague, but I wonder if anybody can help me. I read a book years ago (I have read some since) and want to re-read it, but I Don't know what it is called or who the author is. I...
In the early 80's I read a book [maybe Herbert or koontz?] about a male, bored librarian who somehow gets involved with a stranger via his work computer. They turn out to be representitives for some...
for the life of me i cannot think of the name of a poet (i think he was american) he wrote a lot of nonsense poetry. i know it's not a lot to go on but plz cud sum1 help?
Hi, We have recently transformed our sitting room into a library. The reason being is we have a grand piano and various other instruments and more than the worlds body weight in books! So, either, the...
Was anyone else lucky enough to meet LS Lowry. He attended one of our schools assemblies back in about1960 to 1962 as one of our "houses" was named after him, quite an honour for him as the other...
I am trying to write my first novel and know I read somewhere what sort of word count that different publishers look for but now, I can't find the site. Does anyone have any ideas?
Hi there I am interested in beginning a hobby in the rare/antique/collectible books arena. How does one go about learning more about rare books and how to id them? What should I be learning, and where...
Hello, I wondered what are the general rules I need to follow when concerning leaving space by the edge of a piece (to be created on the computer) for it to be cut, for example and other general...
Hi, I'm due to send out an email invitation for a friends leaving do but can't think what to write! I want to be witty with my wording but it just isn't flowing for me. Does anyone know of any...
Palindrome, as a word, has a good feel to it but I can't help thinking that it's a missed opportunity. It would feel much more satisfying if palindrome was itself palindromic and we used the word...
Many years ago I read this book. I also saw the film. I was sure that at the end of the book the 'cuckoos' removed themselves from the neighbourhood by the simple (to them) expedient of making their...
Does anyone know any good book forums? I looked around on the net but most were virtually empty or only talked about mainstream/sold in ASDA kinda books. Although, I don't mind them at all but it...
The story is about a naval friget set in about post war 2 (approx 1950's) and the naval medical assistant is a russian spy. it was written by a doctor who also writes tv medical comedy scripts
Does anyone know where I can find pictures of Henri Charerrie? I have searced the internet & all I can come up with is pics of Steve McQueen! Papillon is one of my favourite books ever and I have...
Hi, My old photography teacher had this awesome poster of what looks like a plantation house which is growing tree roots (a similar image was used on title sequence of the old "Outer...