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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.

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Drusilla

Charles Dickens

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...
20:11 Sat 10th Dec 200518 answers, last by derekblue 23:40 Fri 16th Dec 2005
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wossieossie

Do you know who this childrens author is?

Hello, when I was a teenager I read a couple of books by an author but I can't remember her name. The books were along a similar theme of witches. One book was about a long lost cousin moving in with...
20:56 Sun 11th Dec 20053 answers, last by Mistopheles 22:35 Fri 16th Dec 2005
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mycatis

Narnia quiz

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)
08:57 Fri 09th Dec 20059 answers, last by mycatis 13:26 Thu 15th Dec 2005
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lindapinda

Ballet Shoes-Noel Streatfield

Did anyone else love this book,when you were a child? I lost count of the number of times I read it!
00:52 Tue 13th Dec 20056 answers, last by lindapinda 00:55 Thu 15th Dec 2005
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dodamaksoud

Great Expectations

I went and watched the play in Stratford upon Avon as part of a study class and loved it. I also watched the earliest version of it on film can anyone tell me when it was made and where can I buy a...
17:47 Mon 12th Dec 20054 answers, last by tubeway 12:54 Wed 14th Dec 2005
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bizzylizzy

Painting technique books?

I hope this is in the right section. If not I apologise everyone. My husband is a designer and illustrator and is talking about painting again. Obviously he's more experienced than a hobbyist but...
11:22 Tue 13th Dec 20054 answers, last by ursula62 11:49 Wed 14th Dec 2005
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yoy

Dictionaries

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...
12:33 Sat 10th Dec 20056 answers, last by kaktus 10:53 Wed 14th Dec 2005
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jeanyb

Which book?

In which book does the character Steve Brooks appear on page 51?
11:09 Fri 09th Dec 20055 answers, last by jamesy boy 20:45 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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shabba68

Soapy soutar???

Does anyone know why Soapy soutar in "Oor Willie " is so called........ thanks in advance scott
21:08 Sat 10th Dec 20053 answers, last by jamesy boy 20:43 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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Beryl

putti

In paintings, small chubby naked boys also called putti
07:56 Tue 13th Dec 20055 answers, last by Tatty Rollox 20:40 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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MangoPete

I am witout you and i cannot breathe you in

A brain Patten poem, beautifuol but a freind has gone abroad...long term with my book and I need this poem any one?
02:06 Tue 13th Dec 20053 answers, last by MangoPete 18:50 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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yoy

Dictionaries

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...
12:36 Sat 10th Dec 20052 answers, last by pmoor 15:21 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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nannon

My Dissertation Again!!

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!...
20:46 Sat 10th Dec 20053 answers, last by carolegif 09:52 Tue 13th Dec 2005
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bubbles4920

cuckoo clock poem

does anyone know the poem about a cuckoo clock. i seem to remember it being in a 365 goodnight storybook. i would love to know the whole poem, it partly goes like this: high up on our kitchen wall,...
23:53 Sun 11th Dec 20052 answers, last by bubbles4920 09:59 Mon 12th Dec 2005
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brackster

Nickname?

which artist's nickname was Puggy?
21:49 Sat 10th Dec 20052 answers, last by ajcross 23:27 Sat 10th Dec 2005
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Lisa4NH

Laetare Sunday

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
17:36 Thu 08th Dec 20054 answers, last by mata hari 16:59 Sat 10th Dec 2005
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jellymonkey

What is this children's book?

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...
23:01 Thu 08th Dec 20054 answers, last by jellymonkey 13:37 Fri 09th Dec 2005
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JanL

motorcycle book

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...
07:01 Fri 09th Dec 20051 answer, last by jno 11:15 Fri 09th Dec 2005
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itsallyellow

Here's a story about a little guy...

.. 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...
12:53 Thu 08th Dec 20051 answer, last by Octavius 13:54 Thu 08th Dec 2005
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redjay

BBC A Midsummers Night Dream Adaptation Oberon to Titania

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...
16:37 Wed 07th Dec 20051 answer, last by shaneystar2 19:01 Wed 07th Dec 2005

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