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Exeter College: The First 700 Years Frances Cairncross

Exeter College: The First 700 Years By Frances Cairncross

Exeter College: The First 700 Years by Frances Cairncross


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Summary

Richly illustrated book with images, photographer and pictures from the archives, many never seen before is published to celebrate 700 years since Exeter College foundation.

Exeter College: The First 700 Years Summary

Exeter College: The First 700 Years by Frances Cairncross

To mark 700 years since its foundation, Exeter College, Oxford has collaborated with Third Millennium, specialist publishers of books about great institutions, to publish Exeter College: The First 700 Years. The past seven centuries have been brought to life with historical insight, personal reminiscences, and a large collection of beautiful photographs and illustrations. This is a handsome volume, which has been created with the help of the alumni through their written and photographic contributions. Bringing to life the College's foundation and evolution, via political and religious upheavals to world wars and the arrival of female students, the book will most of all reflect the College that you knew and - we hope - hold dear to this day.

About Frances Cairncross

Frances Cairncross is a senior writer at The Economist, where she is presently the Management Editor. Her previous books include The Death of Distance (14,000 copies sold) and Costing the Earth (20,000 copies sold). She is regularly on radio and speaks at business conferences worldwide.

Table of Contents

THEMES AND TOPICS Part I: ORIGINS The first 500 years Walter de Stapeldon Sir William Petre Restoration Exeter Rector Prideaux Part II: EVOLUTION The making of the modern College The 1870s James Froude and William Sewell Sir Hubert Parry Great Exonians of the latter 19th century Alfred Noyes remembers College servants Part III: PLACE Architectural history Exeter's gardens The Chapel The Library Exeter's architects War memorials Archives and treasures Part IV: CULMINATION Exeter in the 20th century College sport College music The College art collection The admission of women Dacre Balsdon Part V: RECOLLECTIONS JRR Tolkien at Exeter Undergraduate life in the 1930s Voices of the 1940s and 1950s Famous memories: Sir Roger Bannister; Corelli Barnett; Philip Pullman; Imogen Stubbs; Martin Amis and more EXETER TODAY EXETER'S FUTURE Appendices List of Subscribers Index

Additional information

GOR009307634
9781906507886
1906507880
Exeter College: The First 700 Years by Frances Cairncross
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Third Millennium Information
20131030
192
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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