Oxford in Quotations
Violet Molleren Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 oct 2014
Oxford is one of the world’s great cities—a source of inspiration to generations of poets, novelists, journalists, and commentators who have visited or called it home. Be it praise or colorful invective, everyone, it seems, has something to say about the city and this slender volume—filled with wise, witty, and sometimes scandalous quotes—presents the full range of impressions it has made.
Oxford, “City of Dreaming Spires,” earns high marks from Hillaire Belloc, who writes that “there are few greater temptations on earth than to stay permanently at Oxford . . . and to read all the books in the Bodleian.” But it is also, according to Anthony Trollope, “the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent.” And none other than Max Beerbohm blames it for making him insufferable.
For fans, foes, and those planning a trip to the city in the hopes of forming an opinion, this collection will be welcomed.
Oxford, “City of Dreaming Spires,” earns high marks from Hillaire Belloc, who writes that “there are few greater temptations on earth than to stay permanently at Oxford . . . and to read all the books in the Bodleian.” But it is also, according to Anthony Trollope, “the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent.” And none other than Max Beerbohm blames it for making him insufferable.
For fans, foes, and those planning a trip to the city in the hopes of forming an opinion, this collection will be welcomed.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781851244003
ISBN-10: 185124400X
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 89 x 114 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Colecția Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
ISBN-10: 185124400X
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 89 x 114 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.09 kg
Editura: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Colecția Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Notă biografică
Violet Moller is a freelance writer and researcher and coauthor, with Clive Hurst, of The Curious World of Dickens, also published by the Bodleian Library.
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"Literary society abounds with witty quips and poetic odes on the subject of Oxford. Oxford in Quotations gathers together a number of the most slyly funny and sentimentally beautiful quotations.”