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Illustrated with the author's own sketches, this book is both an atmospheric account of the 1940s Oxford and a fascinating "Oriental" view of one of Britain's best-loved cities. Illustrations.Tags
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Chiang Yee (1903-1977) was born in Jiujiang, China and lived in London for several years before settling in the United States. A painter, calligrapher, poet, lecturer and travel writer, he wrote the classic textbook Chinese Calligraphy as well as the renowned Silent Traveller series, covering cities as diverse as Oxford, New York and Dublin
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- Important places
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK; Oxfordshire, England, UK
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- Travel, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Art & Design
- DDC/MDS
- 914.25740484 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Europe England and Wales East Midlands, Chiltern Hills, Trent River Oxfordshire City of Oxford subdivisions and modified standard subdivisions Travel; guidebooks 1837-
- LCC
- DA690 .O98 .C5 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z
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- Chinese, English
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