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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.
(same as william) Does anyone know of a good website that gives info on him as a theatre director? Thanks
does anyone remember a 1960s poem entitled " I am Dennis Law" the first line reads I live at 13 Stanhope Street me mam, me dad and me. I remember the whole poem but have no idea who wrote it or what...
Where would you find Eulalie Souers?
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...
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)
Despite trying a Grand Read', but havng covered only a fraction of its pages so far, none of the jokes mentioned in the Preface have been found. Does anybody know of any apart frorn the one cited,...
which author witnessed his authoress sister murder their mother with a carving knife?
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...
A free book exchange website
www.readitswapit.co.uk
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.
what is the french word that describes a dancer's leap during which the heels meet several times in the air
Has anyone ever heard of this artist, I think he may have been Scottish.
When I was younger (not sure how old but if it helps I'm 38 now!) I read a (possibly funny) book about a whole gang of ghosts who had to leave their haunted house and find a new one. Eventually they...
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...
which actress was married by her father at St Peter and St Paul in 1908?
What does the word rasclaat mean?
There is a modern art painting in the MoMa in New York, it is a black background with a red lightning strike down the middle. Does anyone know the name and painter?
can anyone tell me anything on a painting titled safely home subject a lancaster bomber over the coastline artist john h evans
