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" The uncommon reader / "
Alan Bennett.
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BL
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962562
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b716932
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| Main Entry
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Bennett, Alan,1934-
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The uncommon reader /\ Alan Bennett.
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First American edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,, 2007.
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120 pages ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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0312427646
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: 0374280967
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: 1846680492
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: 9780312427641
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: 9780374280963
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: 9781846680496
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| Contents
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"When her corgis stray into a mobile library parked near Buckingham Palace, the Queen feels duty-bound to borrow a book. Discovereing the joy of reading widely (from J.R. Ackerley, Jean Genet, and Ivy Compton-Burnett to the classics) and intelligently, she finds that her view of the world changes dramatically. Abetted in her newfound obsession by Norman, a young man from the royal kitchens, the Queen comes to question the prescribed order of the world and loses patience with the routines of her role as monarch." From the bookjacket.
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Obliged to borrow a book when her corgis stray into a mobile library, the Queen discovers a passion for reading, setting the palace upon its head and causing the royal head of Great Britain to question her role in the monarchy.
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Elizabeth, II,1926-
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Elizabeth, II,1926-
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Elisabeth, II., 1926-
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Elizabeth, II,1926-
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Elisabeth (Großbritannien, Königin, II.)
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Books and reading, Fiction.
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Kings and rulers, Fiction.
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Queens-- Great Britain, Fiction.
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Bediensteter
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Bekannter
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Books and reading.
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Entdeckung
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Kings and rulers.
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Leseinteresse
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Queens.
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Great Britain, Fiction.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.914
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| LC Classification
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PR6052.E5U53 2007
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HN 2030rvk
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