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Book Synopsis''Few cities,'' Jan Morris observes, ''have been much more loved, loathed, and celebrated.'' This book has become a classic account of the character, history, mores, buildings, climate, and people of one of Britain''s most fascinating cities. ''A book of outstanding excellence, with a sweep of knowledge and a distinction of style such as I have never before encountered in a work of this sort ... Brilliant alike in observation and imagination ... brings the very stones of Oxford to life''Sunday Telegraph.
Trade ReviewSurely no one has ever celebrated any city with such fluent, persuasive and utterly charming prose as Jan Morris celebrates Oxford here. * Scotsman *
Table of Contents1. Piebald ; 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 ; 11. The Look of It ; 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 ; 21. Gone Away
