The Uncommon Reader (Audiocd)
by:
Alan Bennett (author)
When they strayed through the grounds of Buckingham Palace, the Queen discovered the City of Westminster travelling library. One book leads to another and the Queen is soon engrossed in the delights of reading. However, the royal household dislikes the Queen's new interest; it makes them uneasy....
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When they strayed through the grounds of Buckingham Palace, the Queen discovered the City of Westminster travelling library. One book leads to another and the Queen is soon engrossed in the delights of reading. However, the royal household dislikes the Queen's new interest; it makes them uneasy. Books are devices that ignite the imagination.
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ISBN:
9781405687478 (1405687479)
Publish date: January 1st 2008
Publisher: BBC Audio
Edition language: English
The Queen discovers reading and becomes an avid reader. Her staff is upset. She's not supposed to read. Where they used to know what questions she would ask and would brief people on how to respond, now the conversation could go anywhere. She used to take suggestions from the young man who introduce...
A short novella on the joys, growth and enlightenment reading can bring, even to the most enlightened, at any time in life. It's also an accurate portrayal of the consuming obsession reading can become (truth, as we all well know). Layered atop this testimony of the power of the word is another...
This was an absolutely delightful meditation on the value of reading. The idea of the Queen becoming a voracious reader was inspired, as was Bennett's description of how her staff responds to this dismaying development. But how he used the premise to comment on what makes reading worthwhile is the r...
Quick read, very entertaining.
Un mercoledì qualunque, la regina s’imbatte nella biblioteca circolante e inizia la grande trasformazione.Sua maestà scopre il piacere di leggere, e la lettura sovverte ogni regola.Si sa: i libri aprono porte imprevedibili, producono pensieri o pensieri inimmaginabili, accendono idee inaudite, scuot...
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