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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.

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Daij

Listing Old Books

I have been asked to look at selling a collection of books that were in a library that has been closed for over seventy years. They were recently found in the attic - put there when the building... ...

Atheist

For Ynna...

Myfanwy Kind o’er the kinderbank leans my Myfanwy,
White o’er the playpen the sheen of her dress,
Fresh from the bathroom and soft in the nursery
Soap scented fingers I long to caress.

Were you a... ...

Jaimsieboy

Poem

Hello, Does anybody recognise these opening words and which poem they come from : "Short was their little race below" Thanks

Barmaid

National Poetry Day

Apparently today is National Poetry Day. I'm not massively into poetry but have loved "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noye since I was a child. I won't post it here because it does go one quite a... ...