The Oxford Book of Local Verses

The Oxford Book of Local Verses
Author: John Holloway
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1987
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

This delightful anthology celebrates the largely anonymous but often inventive and gifted authors of local verse. An inmate at Millbank who scratched a few lines about English prisons on the bottom of his dinner-can, or a Kent gunner who petitioned for his discharge in verse. There are verses found on village crosses, fountains, sundials, bells, and caves. The book includes epitaphs and also verses inscribed on moveable objects such as clocks and pottery, silverware and books. Country charms and weather rhymes, children's games and farming songs add to the variety of tone and style.

The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes

The Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes
Author: Max Hastings
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 530
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195205286

This colleciton of anecdotes is principally concerned with American and British conflicts. Hastings has sought stories that illustrate the military condition through the ages, both on the battlefield and in the barracks.

The Charm of England

The Charm of England
Author: London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1927
Genre: England
ISBN:

The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories

The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories
Author: Patricia Craig
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1992
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN: 9780192829689

Essential reading for all armchair detectives, this collection of 33 classic whodunits is the cream of crime writing.

My Oxford Year

My Oxford Year
Author: Julia Whelan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062740652

Soon to be a Netflix Film Starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest! “My Oxford Year is a pure delight . . . Julia Whelan has crafted a story that is as fun and charming as it is powerful and wise.” —TAYLOR JENKINS REID “A read bursting with warmth, mirth, and heart. A powerfully heartbreaking and life-affirming tribute to love and to choice.” — ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Set amidst the breathtaking beauty of Oxford, this sparkling debut novel tells the unforgettable story about a determined young woman eager to make her mark in the world and the handsome man who introduces her to an incredible love that will irrevocably alter her future—perfect for fans of JoJo Moyes and Nicholas Sparks. American Ella Durran has had the same plan for her life since she was thirteen: Study at Oxford. At 24, she’s finally made it to England on a Rhodes Scholarship when she’s offered an unbelievable position in a rising political star’s presidential campaign. With the promise that she’ll work remotely and return to DC at the end of her Oxford year, she’s free to enjoy her Once in a Lifetime Experience. That is, until a smart-mouthed local who is too quick with his tongue and his car ruins her shirt and her first day. When Ella discovers that her English literature course will be taught by none other than that same local, Jamie Davenport, she thinks for the first time that Oxford might not be all she’s envisioned. But a late-night drink reveals a connection she wasn’t anticipating finding and what begins as a casual fling soon develops into something much more when Ella learns Jamie has a life-changing secret. Immediately, Ella is faced with a seemingly impossible decision: turn her back on the man she’s falling in love with to follow her political dreams or be there for him during a trial neither are truly prepared for. As the end of her year in Oxford rapidly approaches, Ella must decide if the dreams she’s always wanted are the same ones she’s now yearning for.

The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota

The Quarterly Journal - University of North Dakota
Author: University of North Dakota
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1924
Genre:
ISBN:

Vol. 1 includes "the installation of Frank Le Rond Mc Vey...as president of the University of North Dakota. Programs and proceedings." Called inauguration number, dated Sept. 1910.

The Oxford Book of Ireland

The Oxford Book of Ireland
Author: Patricia Craig
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780192804884

Ireland is a country that arouses strong opinions: everyone has a view on its character, its foibles, its charms and its waywardness. It has inspired some of the best poetry and nurtured some of the best writers in the world, and in The Oxford Book of Ireland poets, novelists, artists, dramatists, historians, philosophers, peasants and aristocrats are brought together to celebrate and commemorate the nation and its people. Irish history lives more in the present than that of other countries, and there are constant reminders in these pages of past triumphs and tragedies, and their continuing impact on the national psyche. Conquest, famine, emigration, the decline of the language, the struggle for identity and independence are all charted here with a raw and passionate immediacy. Interwoven with episodes of national turbulence are lyrical sections on the Irish landscape and countryside, on the cities and the suburbs, the climate and the folk culture: high jinksand conviviality alongside reminiscence and disputation. Patricia Craig's skilful selection transforms a kaleidoscope of images into a picture of real substance and character; immensely rich and varied, full of the unexpected, as well as familiar voices from the Irish scene. The Oxford Book of Ireland captures the essence of a complex and fascinating land.