John Betjeman's Oxford

by John Betjeman, L. Moholy-Nagy (Illustrator)

First published in 1938 under the title An Oxford University Chest , this volume presents a treasure-house of amusing sketches of university life, lyrical tributes to Oxford's pastoral pleasures, and characteristically pungent architectural judgments. Now reissued as John Betjeman's
Oxford , it remains a delightfully irreverent and nostalgic look at Oxford and its University in the 1930s, reproduced without revision or embellishment. Betjeman devotes more than a third of the book to an architectural tour of the town and university buildings, enlivening the factual information
with anecdotes and accounts of relevant historical events. Moholy-Nagy's remarkable photographs, Osbert Lancaster's line drawings, and etchings of the town's magnificent buildings complement Betjeman's text.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published April 19, 1990

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[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

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