The Oxford Book of Oxford Paperback / softback
Edited by Jan (, Writer) Morris
Part of the Oxford Books of Prose series
Paperback / softback
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In this entertaining and lively anthology, Jan Morris traces the history of the University from its foundation in the Middle Ages through to the twentieth century, combining extracts from contemporary observers with her own informative commentary.
The reader is invited to view the development of the college system, the creation of the Bodleian, Magdalen's defiance of James II, Newman, and the Oxford Movement.
The life and times of Oxford are exalted or derided by writers ranging from the antiquarian Anthony Wood to Evelyn Waugh, Dr Johnson and Mr Gladstone, Hilaire Belloc and Thomas Hardy.
Unworldly scholars and eccentric dons walk the pages, accompanied by the great characters of Oxford such as Benjamin Jowett, Sir Maurice Bowra, and William Spooner.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:414 pages, 1 map
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:18/07/2002
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- ISBN:9780192804075
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:414 pages, 1 map
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:18/07/2002
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- ISBN:9780192804075
