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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.
A man who gained fame as a writer and whose surname is a type of bird. He was born in the USA in the 20th century with the middle name of Allen and died in Europe when he was in his twenties.
The Haunting of Chalet 49. It was a strange case indeed, mused private investigator Steve Glandular. Stroking his ample chins thoughtfully. Whatever was happening, smacked of the paranormal, either...
I'm looking for copies of the above 2 books - now out of print and not available. The latter was written by Reginald Chapman some 30 years ago. Have looked at all the obvious places but no luck so...
Leafing through a book today and there was a highlighted passage which began with [...].
Any idea what it means?...
TLS 1485 12 across
"Included by Wodehouse, last part of Ukridge is a part for a grandfather" (8)
I have ?E?D?L?Y
Any help gratefully received...
SHE COMES NOT WHEN NOON IS ON THE ROSES She comes not when Noon is on the roses-- Too bright is Day. She comes not to the Soul till it reposes From work and play. But when Night is on the hills, and...
ring to find a specific poem in which the sentiment is that life happened while thee writer was busy loving someone, how they could have done loads of stuff but they were just getting on with loving...
I haven't put one up for some time, but I read this today. I think the reference is to the American civil war, but it made me think of Ukraine; RECONCILIATION. Word over all, beautiful as the sky!...
Help please. TLS 1483, 20dn: "Summer visitor to Skye that's seen on the front of an ancient warship, for example" (6) I have R??S?Y. I can't find evidence that Ramsay Macdonald spent his summers on...
Dear TL ESSERS, Help please: 24 across is: "Dreamer managed to conceal one forsaken" (6) I have M?R?A? and am stuck between Marian and Miriam. The former I can half parse; but parsing the latter, I...
I really don't understand what drives a person to publish their memoirs and biographies, exposing themselves to the world. I enjoy travelogues and reading about a person's adventures such as climbing...
For anybody getting a little sick and tired of 'compelled speech' such as the nonsense of referring to "her penis", and other matters that can cause personal problems if you voice the 'incorrect'...
A man who gained fame as a writer and whose surname is a type of bird. He was born in England in the 18th century with the middle name of Love.
Sugesstions please for a short romantic poem to be read by father of the bride At wedding of daughter...
i was reading a bok, and i couldnt visualiseall the ones the character was saying
I download a lot of ebooks from public libraries and I'm curious how many ABers do. I have always been a fan of public libraries and have borrowed books all my life. I still go to my local library but...
In tv series, a character says sentences. I am creating a tv series and i need help creating sentences. I read creative writing books. That books don't learn you that. What creative writing book or...
I used to be very reluctant to give up on any novel but I find myself doing it more and more often, I totally lose patience. I gave up on a book I had been looking forward to reading three quarters of...
!*ac "Technique used by detective to find a perpetrator of grievous bodily harm" (4-4) Idiot! It's 18 across. Sorry folks!...
!*ac "Technique used by detective to find a perpetrator of grievous bodily harm" (4-4)...