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Oxford and Her Colleges: A View from the Radcliffe Library - cover

Oxford and Her Colleges: A View from the Radcliffe Library

Goldwin Smith

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

This work presents a concise history of Oxford University and its colleges by British historian and journalist Goldwin Smith. He entertains the readers with various unknown facts about the university and short biographies of the people who shaped the history of this prestigious institute.
Available since: 12/13/2019.
Print length: 1821 pages.

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