Oxford (Oxford Paperbacks)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0192820656
ISBN 13
9780192820655
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
282
Subject
Oxford (England) --Description and travel.
Abstract
King James I once said that if he were not a king he would like to be an Oxford man. Jan Morris--a distinguished travel writer and novelist--focuses on the richly-mixed heritage of city and University, replete with ongoing battles between "Town and Gown." She investigates the spirit and pride of each individual Oxford college; offers detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna, especially in the Oxford Botanical Garden, the oldest of its kind in Great Britain; depicts the pleasures and recreations, as well as the education and scholarship, of the students; and traces the city and the University's Christian roots. Her witty prose reveals the Oxford which gave the world the MG sports car and educated twenty-two British Prime Ministers.
Biblio Notes
Previous ed. was written under the author's name as James Morris.
Includes index.
Includes index.
Number of Copies
1
