Oxford / Jan Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Jan, 1926-

Contributor:

Morris, Jan, 1926-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--England--Guidebooks.

Cities and towns.

Oxford (England)--Description and travel.

Oxford (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

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, buildings, climate, and people of a unique city, which has given its name to a marmalade, bags, a grey, shoes, a Group, a Movement, a dictionary, and an accent. Written in elegant, witty prose, this is a delightful portrait of the home of the MG and the university which educated twenty-three British prime mi

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

Notes:

Originally published: Oxford / James Morris.

"Third edition 1987 ... Reissued 2001".

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Related Work:

Morris, Jan, 1926- Oxford.

ISBN:

1-299-47442-X

0-19-150612-5

OCLC:

48132074