An Oxford University Chest

An Oxford University Chest is a book about the University of Oxford, written by the poet Sir John Betjeman and first published by John Miles in London in 1938.[1] The full title is An Oxford University Chest. Comprising a Description of the Present State of the Town and University of Oxford with an itinerary arranged alphabetically.

The book includes photographs by László Moholy-Nagy and illustrations by Osbert Lancaster and by Edward Bradley, the latter reproduced from the Victorian novel The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green.

The title is a pun on the University Chest, the financial treasury of the university. The book provides glimpses into the life and characteristics of the university.

A paperback edition was issued by Oxford University Press in 1979.[2]

References

  1. ↑ John Betjeman, An Oxford University Chest. London: John Miles, 1938.
  2. ↑ John Betjeman, An Oxford University Chest. Oxford University Press, 1979. ISBN 0-19-281273-4.