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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.
I read in condensed form, a book about sailing up a Chinese River. Very descriptive and all on old craft with boatmen having to, for example judge the rapids exactly to be able to pass. Would love to...
I read about 12 years ago, and in condensed form, a novel about a journey up a Chines River. I can't remember much detail, but it was very descriptive and 'Road-Book'-like, and had details such as the...
Okay I can't choose a name for this book. I have a list I really just want to know what would be the most appealing to people... please help!! Here's the list... 1. Alone 2. Listen 3. If... 4....
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I read a book over 21 years ago about the Vietnam war and have long since forgotten the author and exact title. Recalling the latter is near impossible because it was three numbers (eg. 5 12 11) which...
Hi My Dad served as a merchant seaman during WW2 and was part of the Arctic Convoys. I am wondering if any body out there can recommend a "good read" concerning these convoys, with reference to the...
In the following sentences which one is correct? He wrote to the Times. (only the word Times is in italics) He wrote to The Times ( both words are in italics) PS Why doesn't Answerbank do italics??...
Last one, please help
14d a wild boisterous girl, tomboy E-Y--N
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Some people feel that graffiti or ‘street art’ is a valid form of artistic expression. They believe that ‘street art’ merits the same respect as traditional forms of art such as sculpture,...
Could anyone please tell me which book I need to read first in the "Pern" series? Or even give me the complete list in chronological order? Many thanks....
how does sebastian and antonios treatment of gonzalo foreshadow their plotting against alonso?
I'm writing a book where the main characters basically have a secret base. I just don't know where I'd put it. Any ideas?
Its not finished yet. Just wanted to see if its okay so far. _____________________________________________________________ Raw lucidity in the clouds stretched like a linen cape; I strode beside the...
A few years ago I caught the beginning of an incredibly bleak British production of what appeared to be a TV adaptation of perhaps a 19th century novel? It began with a poverty-stricken woman giving...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time By a distance the best play I've seen for several years - astonishingly good staging, great acting and a worthy winner of a hatful of awards...
I'm a huge jane austen fan and would like to know if the character (Catherine Moreland) was based on herself? There are subtle similarities.
A million years ago, when I was little, I had a book where the story was set in a quilt-land. The whole landscape was made up of patchwork and quilts and pillows, and everyone had to bounce around...
I wake up not knowing who I am. waiting for my mother to leave so I can go looking through her wardrobe to find something in a size 12. Was this only made for girls? My dad took me to see a...
In the late 1970s at the Contact Theatre in Manchester I saw a production of The Doctor And The Devils by Dylan Thomas.I don't remember much about it,but I think Roger Allam played the doctor.I have...
Does anyone have an idea about who the author was of a fictional work about the life of Christ. I read this book back in the 1960's and thought it was by Norah lofts but I've ploughed through all her...
