The Little Book of Oxfordshire (eBook)

Paul Sullivan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-8243-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The Little Book of Oxfordshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). Combining essential facts with little-known, weird and often hilarious trivia, it is an essential purchase for all lovers of the county. Colourful characters and the general mayhem of Oxford history flow through the pages like the iconic Thames, Isis and Cherwell rivers. Dip in and celebrate!

PAUL SULLIVAN has been a writer and editor since graduating in English language and literature. He works with websites and blogs to popular books and academic papers, local history and folklore being his specialist areas. He compiled and presented festivals and customs weekly guides for BBC Radio in the 1990s, leading to the acclaimed book Maypoles, Martyrs and Mayhem (Bloomsbury). He has recently moved back to his native Lincolnshire.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Abingdon • Alice Liddell • ashmolean library • Banbury • Bicester • burford • Charles Dodgson • Chipping Norton • Didcot • Eynsham • facts about oxfordshire • faringdon • Henley • Henley-on-Thames • history of oxfordshire • lbo oxfordshire • lbo oxfordshire, ashmolean library, alice liddell, charles dodgson, lewis carroll, eynsham, percy bysshe shelley, university college, the necessity of atheism, oxford university, oxfordshire history, history of oxfordshire, oxfordshire trivia, oxfordshire facts, facts about oxfordshire, oxfordshire gift book, local gift book, quirky guide, reference • Lewis Carroll • local gift book • oxford history • oxfordshire facts • oxfordshire gift book • oxfordshire history • oxfordshire trivia • Oxford University • Percy Bysshe Shelley • quirky guide • Reference • River Cherwell • River Isis • Thame • Thames • The Necessity of Atheism • university college • Wallingford • Wantage • witney
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-8243-2 / 0752482432
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-8243-9 / 9780752482439