Introduction: Why Oxford?
BACKGROUND
Chapter 1 Oxford bags of history
Chapter 2 Three Oxford eccentrics, dangerous sports, plus sex and
the var-sity
Chapter 3 Colleges, their eccentric dons and other animals.
Chapter 4 Literary Oxford and further reading
Chapter 5 Eccentric Oxford street names and other tantalising
trivia
THE PRACTICAL GUIDE
Chapter 6 How to get to Oxford
Chapter 7 The architectural Crown Jewels: Two unforgettable walks
in Central Oxford
Chapter 8 East Oxford: Enter the freaky Cosmic Triangle
Chapter 9 Treasures and oddities north of the centre
Chapter 10 Eat, drink, shop, stay eccentric
Chapter 11 Eccentric and not-so-eccentric things to do
Chapter 12 Oxford's odd villages and curious churches
Chapter 13 The eccentric year in Oxford
Introduction: Why Oxford? BACKGROUND Chapter 1 Oxford bags of history Chapter 2 Three Oxford eccentrics, dangerous sports, plus sex and the var-sity Chapter 3 Colleges, their eccentric dons and other animals... Chapter 4 Literary Oxford and further reading Chapter 5 Eccentric Oxford street names and other tantalising trivia THE PRACTICAL GUIDE Chapter 6 How to get to Oxford Chapter 7 The architectural Crown Jewels: Two unforgettable walks in Central Oxford Chapter 8 East Oxford: Enter the freaky Cosmic Triangle Chapter 9 Treasures and oddities north of the centre Chapter 10 Eat, drink, shop, stay eccentric Chapter 11 Eccentric and not-so-eccentric things to do Chapter 12 Oxford's odd villages and curious churches Chapter 13 The eccentric year in Oxford
Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
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