Oxford.

Oxford.

King James I once said that if he were not a king he would like to be an Oxford man. `I was a modest, good-humoured boy, ' wrote Max Beerbohm, `it is Oxford that has made me insufferable.'An entertaining blend of fact and anecdote, this is a classic account of the character, history, mores...

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Main Author: Morris, Jan, 1926-2020
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 1987.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > England > Guidebooks.
Cities and towns
Travel
Oxford (England) > Description and travel.
England
England > Oxford
Guidebooks
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; ONE; 1. Piebald; TWO; 2. Rich Mixture; 3. Town and Country; 4. Universitas Oxoniensis; 5. Ornery; 6. College Spirit; 7. No Good Aire; 8. Fauna and Flora; 9. Sorts and Conditions; 10. Pleasures; THREE; 11. The Look of It; FOUR; 12. Learning; 13. Vineyard of the Lord; 14. Compact of Ancient Tales; 15. The Ark; 16. The Argosy; 17. In Art; 18. Right of Way; 19. Distant Trumpets; 20. The Heart of Things; FIVE; 21. Gone Away!; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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