Corpus Within Living Memory - Life in a Cambridge College by Betty Bury

Corpus Within Living Memory - Life in a Cambridge College by Betty Bury

'The College is like its Old Court: discreet, unobtrusive, yet at the very pinnacle of excellence', writes a former member of the College. Another member remarked: 'My two years are still a vivid splash of sunlight in my memory, after the darkness of school, before the drab routines of my nomadic existence in the army'. This would seem to be a true description of the experience of many at Corpus Christi, one of Cambridge's smallest, yet most distinctive colleges. Other former members however had slightly different memories. One remarked: 'I was a reluctant undergraduate. Coming to Cambridge seemed like returning to school and I resented the rules and the quiet complacency of the place. As I sought my rooms, a well-meaning don remarked, Oh! You will be in Marlowe's room, to which I replied that I was expecting a room to myself. How was I to know he was referring to Christopher Marlowe, the poet who died in 1953? This highly illustrated book, which is published to coincide with the College's 650th anniversary, includes memories, images and reminiscences of everyday life in Corpus Christi from the 1920s to the 1950s and also from more recent times. Edited by Betty Bury and Liz Winter

Texts are written by Members of Corpus Christi College editors Lindsey Shaw-Miller is a Cambridge Art Historian, and former Fellow of Wolfson College. Betty Bury is an historian and widow of Patrick Bury (author of the history of Corpus Christi College). Liz Winter is Director of Development at Corpus Christi

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ISBN 13	9781903942178
ISBN 10	1903942179
Title	Corpus Within Living Memory - Life in a Cambridge College
Author	Betty Bury
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Third Millennium Publishing
Year published	2003-12-01
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.