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Oxford Days

by Paul West

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The special ethos of Oxford University continues to take hold on award-winning author Paul West. Now a world-renowned writer and acclaimed literary stylist, West illuminates the reader regarding one of the oldest and most venerable universities in the world. Writing with an affectionate smile, West takes you beyond the classroom with vignettes and memories that made his Oxford experience unforgettable. His vivid descriptions and rhapsodic language are enhanced by the personality on show. Recreating the ambiance with infinite care-from the ancient scent of colleges to witty interpretations of the Oxford accent-Oxford Days is a literary treasure not only for Oxford alumni but also those who appreciate literature.… (more)
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- Hermann Broch, The Death of Virgil
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It was rumored that if any of us in our uncouth way presented himself at the doors of the Sitwells' Renishaw Hall, begging a penny for the Guy (effigy of the Gunpowder Plotter Guy Fawkes) or simply pleading for a leftover crust or two, or even a "drink of water, Mester," Sir Osbert or his minions would send us away calling us all Mellors, after the plebeian upstart of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, set in this very village (and another one).
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The special ethos of Oxford University continues to take hold on award-winning author Paul West. Now a world-renowned writer and acclaimed literary stylist, West illuminates the reader regarding one of the oldest and most venerable universities in the world. Writing with an affectionate smile, West takes you beyond the classroom with vignettes and memories that made his Oxford experience unforgettable. His vivid descriptions and rhapsodic language are enhanced by the personality on show. Recreating the ambiance with infinite care-from the ancient scent of colleges to witty interpretations of the Oxford accent-Oxford Days is a literary treasure not only for Oxford alumni but also those who appreciate literature.

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