Holt College: An Oxford Novel by Brian Martin

Holt College: An Oxford Novel by Brian Martin

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An atmospheric and compelling novel that charts the subtle and, at times, dangerous, machinations of the political workings of an Oxford College.

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Holt College: An Oxford Novel by Brian Martin

Narrated by Johnny James, a young Oxford fellow, HOLT COLLEGE tells the story of the Principal of Holt College, Dr Willoughby Morris. Morris's increasingly autocratic rule of the college brings him into conflict with many of the college fellows who begin to manoeuvre for his removal but when there is a leak from the college finance committee to the undergraduate newspaper about an expenses scandal and the news is picked up by the national press that Morris' dictatorship is rocked to the core. A haunting portrait of one man's life, HOLT COLLEGE shows the inner political workings of one of the country's oldest institutions and the perils that come when such a world is made public.
Brian Martin was appointed MBE for Services to English Literature in 2002. His literary criticism has appeared in the Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement, the Financial Times and Literary Review. He lives in Oxford, where he spent most of his career as a teacher. His first novel, North, was published by Macmillan New Writing, in 2006. His second novel, Latimer, was published in 2013. The Double Bind of Mr Rigby is his third, and he continues to write.
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ISBN 13 9781911350255
ISBN 10 1911350250
Title Holt College: An Oxford Novel
Author Brian Martin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Year published 2018-02-22
Number of pages 300
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.