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Oxford: A Pocket Miscellany

A former Prime Minister holds an Oxford beer drinking record? An Oxford academic ate the heart of King Louis IV? One of the Popes came from Oxford? From the momentous to the outlandish, this book is packed full of fun facts about everything Oxonian. From the wise words of literature and celebrities to local people`s likes and dislikes, it`s all here in this addictive little book.

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