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- For the band by this name see Couch (band).
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A couch, and a sofa, settee, lounge, davenport or chesterfield are items of furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person. Compare the joiner's settle, with its separate seat cushions.
Couches are usually to be found in the living room or the lounge. They come in a variety of textiles and in leather. A typical couch seats two to three people and has an armrest on either side. Many different types of couch exist: popular types include the divan, the chaise longue, the canapé or the ottoman. Also, to save space, some sofas double as beds (sofa-bed, daybed or futon).
There are other types, including two-seater, three-seater, corner and chaise longue. A smaller version of the couch which may only comfortably seat two people is more commonly known as a loveseat.
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Bartleby.com: Arthur Quiller-Couch - Includes HTML e-texts of The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250?1900The Oxford Book of BalladsOn the Art of Writing: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913-1914On the Art of Reading: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1916-1917The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales
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Bulchevy's Book Of English Verse - Etext, in HTML format but not hyperlinked.
Project Gutenberg: Quiller-Couch, Arthur - Includes ASCII etexts of Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysThe Project Gutenberg Book of English VerseThe Splendid Spur: memoirs of John Marvel, a Servant of King Charles I., in 1642-43Stories by English Authors: London
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Quiller-Couch Memorial Fund Calls for Applicants and Donations - Press release.
Violet Books: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch - Bibliography of the short stories.
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