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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...
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...
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...
Can anyone tell me what constitutes plagiarism in terms of book content? Would appreciate a general view of what is acceptable or rather unacceptable when it comes to copying content out of another...
In this novel (possibly a penguin contemporary classic) a hitman kills some important woman, and is then pursued by a detective. The two characters are portrayed so that the hitman comes across as far...
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?)...
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...
Does anyone know any plays or literature that has had to be changed because of religious beliefs or political correctness? (except Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine)
I am trying to remember a book I adored when I was in my early teens - I have a feeling the title was something like 'like a penny candle' or 'a candle for candlemas day' - sure it definately had the...
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...
I love free books. The best place online I've found is www.readitswapit.co.uk where you can swap all your old books for new ones, completely free. I'm planning to get a a lot of my Christmas gifts...
It's my first book by Michael Crichton and it set my knowledge of a lot of things back many years. I'm wondering if it had any impact to anyone else who read the book. Would appreciate your comments.
a childrens (illustrated) book (roughly mid 80s) about a boy who goes to Anfield, and somehow gets on the pitch, and is in the goal when Liverpool are about to take a penalty. The little lad waves to...