'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.
| ISBN: | 9780192801364 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2001 |
| Author: | Jan Morris |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 282 pages |
| Genres: |
Places and peoples: general and pictorial works Regional geography Local history |
'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 ...
Oxford features in the following genres: Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Regional geography, Local history
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Oxford was written by Jan Morris and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Oxford has 282 pages
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