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Oxford
Jan Morris
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Description for Oxford
Paperback. Jan Morris has given us a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable exploration the history, architecture, geography, and culture of one of England's most historic, beautiful, enigmatic and visited cities - Oxford. This is the perfect guide for local historians, visitors to the city, and prospective students of the famous university. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; RGL; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
'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.
'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.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192801364
SKU
V9780192801364
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-8
About Jan Morris
Jan Morris is a highly distinguished writer of travel books, her career spanning over 30 years. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University College of Wales. Her many publications include: Venice (1960), The Pax Brittania Trilogy (1968), The Oxford Book of Oxford (1978), and The Matter of Wales (1984). She has also written a novel Last Letters from Hav, ... Read more
Reviews for Oxford
Surely no one has ever celebrated any city with such fluent, persuasive and utterly charming prose as Jan Morris celebrates Oxford here.
Scotsman
Scotsman