Listing hundreds of places in Britain & Irel&, this guide gives details of their connections with the lives of famous writers. The illustrations are of writers, their houses or the landscapes associated with them. This second edition has provided the opportunity for new information, often supplied by readers, to be incorporated into the text. Living authors are sill excluded, but altogether 137 new authors & 105 new places have been added, & the Welsh & Scottish representation has been increased. A wealth of information & anecdotes is provided: for example, when John Evelyn saw a painting in the chapel of All Souls College, Oxford, he wrote in his Diary that it seems too full of nakeds for a Chapell; & Charlotte Bronte was so overcome by her first glimpse of the sea at Bridlington that she burst into tears. ...

Since its humble beginnings as a ford for oxen across the river Thames in the tenth century, Oxford has been an inspiration to generations of writers & thinkers, who have admired its `dreaming spires` (Matthew Arnold), or warned of its excesses, as did Anthony Trollope: ` Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent`. This compact gift book is packed full of witty, scandalous & entertaining"ations about this famous city from the Middle Ages to the current decade. ...

The Oxford International Primary Atlas is a clear, bright & informative atlas for all 7-11 year olds. It is a completely new, up-to-date atlas with accurate, easy-to-read & colourful mapping, presented in a tidy visual layout based on evidence for children's thinking with maps. It has selected topographic content for areas with significant overseas & English language teaching (eg. Europe, Malta, Cyprus, Middle East, Malaysia, Hong Kong). World maps specially designed to include key curriculum themes such as mountains, water, settlements, connections, & environments. It incorporates easy-to-use features including innovative grid codes to help children find places listed in the index, many colourful photographs to aid children's understanding of map symbols, attractive artwork to provide a 'sense of place', & stimulating graphics to make large numbers easy to underst&. The exciting new content

Includes:: map literacy & numeracy, country data files, & flags of the world at a usable size.

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The Oxford Junior Atlas is a clear & informative atlas for all 7-11 year olds. It combines the essential features of simple & colourful mapping with many colour photographs, including aerial photos & satellite imagery. There is good topographic coverage of the United Kingdom at a generous scale, as well as extensive thematic coverage of the British Isles, the Continents, & the World. Illustrated information panels identify issues raised by the map topics that include Rivers, Weather, Settlement, & Environmental change. Picture icons provide visual clues to common themes. A child-friendly index

Includes:: both page numbers & grid references.

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From Dickens' London & Joyce's Dublin, to Scott's Border Country & the real & imagined Wales of Dylan Thomas, this book is a companion for any journey around Britain & Irel&. Containing curious information & anecdotes, the gazeteer section lists 1, 250 towns & villages, including 105 places new to this edition. There are also 137 extra names in the index of over 1, 000 authors, including John Betjeman, Roald Dahl & Raymond Chandler. For each place there are details of who lived there, where they lived & what they wrote. There is also an index with biographies of over 1000 writers helping the reader to follow writers from place to place. Designed for planning literary tours anywhere in the British Isles, this book is for anyone with an interest in British literary heritage. ...

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Oxford: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore Oxford with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the city`s trendiest places, & get tips on shopping & what to do on a limited budget. There are plenty of ideas for travel with kids, & a summary of all the festivals & events that take place in the ` City of Dreaming Spires`. Let Marco Polo show you all this wonderful city has to offer... Magical, picture-perfect Oxford, portal to the fantastical world of Harry Potter, wood-panelled dining rooms, spiral staircases & tower rooms. Students in fluttering gowns cycling through bumpy, cobbled streets, the beautiful & stunning architecture found at every turn. But there`s more to Oxford than its dreaming spires. It is stoney & post-modern, a cosmopolitan city, a unique blend of ancient & modern... This is Oxford! Your Marco Polo Oxford Pocket Guide
Includes:: Insider Tips
- we show you the hidden gems & little known secrets that offer a real insight into the city from sampling decadent cocktails in a historic church, dining on a roof terrace with breath-taking views & staying in a university residence. Best of
- find the best things to do for free, the best `only in` Oxford experiences, the best things to do if it rains & the best places to relax & spoil yourself. Sightseeing
- all of the top sights are organised by areas of the city so you can easily plan your day. Discovery Tours
- 4 specially tailored tours that will get you to the heart of Oxford on foot or try your hand at punting*. Here are inspirational itineraries that will help you enjoy all of Oxford`s glorious green spaces, historic university buildings & waterways. Oxford in full-colour
- Marco Polo Pocket Guide Oxford

Includes:: full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the city to life offering you a real taste of what you can see & enjoy on your trip. Touring App
- you can download any of the Discovery Tours to your smartphone, complete with the detailed route description & map exactly as featured in the guide, free of charge. The maps can be used offline too, so no roaming charges. The perfect navigational tool with distance indicators & landmarks highlighting the correct direction to walk in as well as GPS coordinates along the way. Enjoy stress-free sightseeing & never get lost again! Street Atlas & pull-out map
- we`ve included a detailed street atlas & a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery Tour. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Oxford to show you around this fabulous city. The comprehensive coverage & unique insights will ensure you experience everything Oxford has to offer & more. The special tips, personal insights & unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip
- just arrive & enjoy. * (propelling a flat bottomed boat along the river by a pole)










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Map No. 164, Oxford, in the waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Bicester, Chipping Norton, Charlbury, Witney, Woodstock, Kidlington, Abingdon, Didcot, Benson, Appleford, Drayton, Grove, Goosey, Dorchester, Burcot, Marcham, Chalgrove, Toot Baldon, Tetsworth, Fyfield, Shellingford, Littleworth, Duxford, Wootton, Cumnor, Wytham, Garsington, Horspath, Tiddington, Warminghall, Horton-cum-Studley, Marston, Eynsham, Stanton Harcourt, Aston, Bampton, North Leigh, Brize Norton, Leafield, Bladon, Yarnton, Islip, Brill, Murcott, Ludgershall, Wendlebury, Charndon, Twyford, Fringford, Somerton, Upper Hayford, Standford St. Martin, Tackley, Great Tew, Spelsbury & Enstone, with the Vale of White Horse & the Thames Path including the E2 European long-distance path. Edition D2; Publication date April 2012 About Ordnance Survey ...

Oxford in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Botley, Cassington, Cumnor, Kennington, Kidlington, Islip, Wheatley, Woodstock & Yarnton. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey

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This is a new edition pocket sheet map in the AA's ground breaking series of Street-by-Street atlases. Britain's clearest mapping comes in a handy, pocket-sized format. Conveniently sized to carry with you on your journey, the map

Includes:: NCP car parks & one-way streets, public toilets, pubs, hotels, petrol stations & public buildings. Fully revised & updated for 2007, this map is all you need to keep you on the move in Oxford.

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Explore the gorgeous city of Oxford with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized map. Small in size yet big on detail, this compact, dependable map will ensure you don't miss a thing.

Includes:: a Pop Out map
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre Advice on the top things to see while you're there Ingenious, self-folding map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination Further key places of interest are also listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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