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When I was a child we had encyclopaedia that included a childrens poem which began"Augustus was a chubby lad,fat ruddy cheeks Augustus had....."and it was about a fat little boy who refused his food...
As a result of the recent Tv programme, I bought Bleak House, The Old Curiosity Shop and Our Mutual Friend in a buy 2 get 1 free offer.I adored Bleak House, am halfway through The Old Curiosity Shop...
Oh for God Sake! Has no-one read the book????Why are people doing puzzles about Narnia if they have never read it???It's driving me mad!(sorry rant over)
i have got to do a speakin exam for my english gcse and i have to talk on my own. i have to either explain, inform or persuade in my exam and i have no idea on what to do. i have to make it...
This may have a really obvious answer but I'm just curious - when did the English language become so standardised? Who commissioned or invested someone with the power to create a dictionary and how...
In which book does the character Steve Brooks appear on page 51?
Does anyone know why Soapy soutar in "Oor Willie " is so called........ thanks in advance scott
This may have a really obvious answer but I'm just curious - when did the English language become so standardised? Who commissioned or invested someone with the power to create a dictionary and how...
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas about why literature is so influential on society? Dating back to around the time of Jane Eyre. Any hints of books to look at? or any ideas in general? Thank you!...
hey, soz i keep askin re qu's but what's laetare sunday and how is it celebrated? Thnx 4 all ur help answerin the otha qu's, and the comic ansas cheerd me up. Thanks
I recently read a novel by Tom Clancy - "Op Center". I read it purely because I found it somewhere, and don't like to see books being discarded. When I ran out of things to read, I read this. It was...
When i was younger i read several times a fantastic book but i can't remember what it was called. It was about some people in a fantasy land going on a journey carrying burdens through places like the...
Looking for the name of a book. Guy packs in job, buys BMW, learns to ride it, travels around Africa. Book is all about his adventure. He was talking on the radio recently and I can't remember name of...
what is the name of a dog in a Shakespeare play?
.. who lived in a fridge. It was a childrens book and there was a whole community of them in the fridge. In one chapter he meets a caterpillar that stowed away on the lettuce and in another there was...
I'm trying to track down a book I once read (back in the 80s) set in a ski lodge in Italy/Cortina/Dolomites. I vaguely remember that it was a murder/thriller, not set too long (maybe up to 20 years?)...
Can anyone tell me where I can find the words used by Oberon to Titania near the end of the BBC adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream, it is where Oberon wakes her up and switches from our modern...
Has anyone read thomas mertons books ? I only read `the seven storey mountain `which was great
For english i have to change a traditional story like a fariy tale to a more modern version by changing it slightly. kind of want to change the three bears or beauty and the beast. any ideas??? please...
I've got loads of old books and I'd really like to swap them for new ones. Has anyone got any idea where I can swap them? I reckon it would be a good way to get Xmas gifts for people without spending...
