Oxford
: This article is about the city of Oxford in England. See also other meanings, including other cities.
Literature in Oxford
Well-known Oxford-based authors include:
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- Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Dodgson), Fellow of Christ Church.
- Colin Dexter who wrote and set his Inspector Morse mystery novels in Oxford.
- Michael Innes (J. I. M. Stewart), of Christ Church.
- C. S. Lewis, Fellow of Magdalen.
- Iris Murdoch, Fellow of St Anne's
- Philip Pullman who was an undergraduate at Exeter.
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Professor of English at Merton.
- Jude the Obscure (1895) by Thomas Hardy (in which Oxford is thinly disguised as "Christminster").
- Zuleika Dobson (1911) by Max Beerbohm (Merton).
- Gaudy Night (1935) by Dorothy L. Sayers (Somerville).
- Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh (Hertford).
Many English novels have been set partly or wholly in Oxford. They include:
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See also the Literature section in the University of Oxford article.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Transport |
| ► | Tourist attractions |
| ► | Media and press |
| ► | Literature in Oxford |
| ► | Geography |
| ► | Politics in Oxford |
| ► | Images of Oxford |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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