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Evelyn Waugh's Oxford
About the author of master of 'roaring 20's satire'. Brideshead revisited? Handful of Dust? That's him. Masterful and terrifically funny.
Alice in Waterland: Lewis Carroll and the River Thames in Oxford
Lewis Carroll and the River Thames by Oxford Author and Guide Mark Davies
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkein
Story teller, scholar, catholic, parent and observer of the world. These letter to literary friends, family and fans make up a priceless, highly detailed portrait of the man.
The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Their Friends
Story of the famous group of writing friends who met in pubs to read each other their work who called themselves the Inklings.
Sweete Witte Soules - Shakespeare’s connections to Oxford town, gown & Shire
This isn’t only a great little book about Shakespeare’s connections with Oxford, it’s a well researched and entertaining book about Shakespeare, his plays and life and times. Highly recommended.
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