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Vivien Alcock (1924 2003) was an author of

childrens books. Born in Worthing, West

Sussex, in England, her family moved to Devizes

in Wiltshire when she was aged 10. She then

studied at the Oxford School of Arts.

She was married to author Leon Garfield, with

whom she adopted a daughter, named Jane

after Jane Austen. They met during World War II,

when Vivien was an ambulance driver. Her first

book was The Haunting of Cassie Palmerwhich

was followed by The Monster Garden and

others.

(From Wikipedia.org)


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QWERTYUIOP by Vivien Alcock is about a young

graduate, Lucy Beck who has just finished herO

levels at Belmont Secretarial College. Being a slow

typist, her principal has no confidence that she will

find a job.

Fortunately, she is offered a job by Mr. Ross, the

Manager of Ross and Bannisters. On her first day in

office, as she sets down to work, she encounterspeculiar incidents . Later, she discovers the ghost of

Miss Broome, a previous long-time secretary, who

now haunts her typewriter.

Towards the end of the story, Lucy gets rid of the

spirit, which is adamant in holding on to her positionas the companys secretary. She communicates with

Miss Broome through the typewriter and suggests

that Mr. Bannister who has passed away needs her

service up there and bids her farewell.


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Lucy Beck graduates from the Belmont Secretarial College with a lonely O level.Lucy is such a slow typist that the principal worries that she may not get a job.

Lucy lives with her mother and uncle. She wants a job to overcome her povertyand also to get away from her uncle. She goes for her first interview at Ross andBannisters and is immediately accepted as a secretary by Mr. Ross.She rushes home to tell her mother who is surprised to hear the news.

Lucy arrives early on her first day at work. She meets Harry Darke who explainsher job description. Lucy sets down to work alone in the office. She types her firstletter and being a touch-typist, she does not look at the letter as she types.When she finally glances at the uncompleted letter, she is shocked to findQWERTYUIOPs repeated all over in the letter. Lucy attempts to type anew. This

time extraordinary words appear in the letter. She tears out the letter and tries totype on a new sheet again.

The typewriter takes over and types a threat to her.

Lucy decides to stay and take on the typewriter. She discovers the existence ofMISS BROOME who claims to be the rightful secretary of the office.The typewriter goes berserk with QWERTYUIOPs typed all over the letter. Eachtime the unwanted capitals appear, Lucy swipes them with correcting fluid. Shefinally finishes her letter.

Mr. Ross comes into the office and finds some letters to be signed. He enquires

if there is any problem with the typewriter.

The next morning, Harry Darke is surprised to see Lucy back to work. Lucy asksabout Miss Broome. She thinks of her Uncle when Harry Darke explains aboutMiss Broome. Lucy is adamant to stay on and fight for her job.

Lucy goes to work the next day and communicates with Miss Broome via thetypewriter. She tell Miss Broome about Mr. Bannisters passing and persuades her

that her services are needed more where he is now. The spirit relents and Lucy

bids her goodbye.


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Lucy Beck graduates from the Belmont Secretarial College

with a lonely O level. Lucy was such a slow typist that the

Principal worried that she would not find a job. Lucy lives with

her mother and uncle. She wants a job because she does

not want to be poor anymore and she wants to leave the

house and get away from her uncle. Goes for an interview at

Ross and Bannisters and is immediately accepted as a

secretary.


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Lucy arrives early on her first day at work. She meets

Harry Darke who explains her job description.

Lucy sets down to work alone in the office. She types her

first letter and being a touch-typist, she does not look at

the letter as she types.

When she finally glances at the uncompleted letter, she isshocked to find QWERTYUIOPs repeated all over in the

letter.

Lucy attempts to type anew. This time extraordinarywords appear in the letter. She tears out the letter and

tries to type on a new sheet again.


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The typewriter takes over and types a threat to her.

Lucy decides to stay and take on the typewriter. She discovers the

existence of MISS BROOME who claims to be the rightful secretary

of the office. Lucy challenges the ghost.


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The typewriter goes berserk with QWERTYUIOPs typed all

over the letter. Each time the unwanted capitals appear,

Lucy swipes them with correcting fluid to cover them. Shefinally finishes typing her letter.

Mr. Ross comes into the office and finds some letters to be

signed. He enquires if there is any problem with the

typewriter.

The next morning, Harry Darke is surprised to see Lucy

back to work. Lucy asks about Miss Broome. She thinks of

her Uncle when Harry Darke explains about Miss Broome.

Lucy is adamant to stay on and fight for her job.


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Lucy goes to work the next day and communicates with

Miss Broome via the typewriter. She tell Miss Broomeabout Mr. Bannisters passing and persuades her that her

services are needed more where he is now.

The spirit relents and Lucy bids her goodbye


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Do not judge a book by its cover. Do not judge a person by

his/her physical appearance or qualification.

When we really want something , we should persevere

Problems can be solved effectively through thoughtful

actions and compassion


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This story is written from the third person point of view.

Diction (the choice of words used in the story)

use of vocabulary to create eerie, paranormal atmosphere There was something

odd! A sudden wrongness felt by her fingers, a tingling, an icy pricking

simple vocabulary; short dialogues;

lots of exclamation marks (!) to show emotion; different fonts to indicate typed

messages e.g. capital letters to indicate Miss Broomes anger in her typed

message; use of italics (her) to show emphasis


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Simile

The story has many interesting similes e.g. shot off like a scalded cat; with

your fingers flying over the keys like white butterflies; straight as a rule;, like

a squat, ugly monster; like badly fitting false teeth; like melting ice-cream;

eyes like currants, etc.

Metaphore.g. Youre not the timid mouse you look, Miss Beck. Youre a right little

lion.; mouse-colored

Onomatopoeia

The word imitates and echoes the sounds it tries to describe e.g. rattle,

snapping, tapping, etc.

Colloquial language

e.g. the old bag(the elderly lady); who would get the chop (who would be

dismissed from the job)

Imagery

e.g. grey hair -a thick icing of white hair


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