OXFORD THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS VOLUME WERE ENGRAVED AND PRINTED BY THE CARL HENTSCHEL COLOURTYPE, LTD. [Illustration: THE CLARENDON BUILDING, BROAD STREET It is the Roman Doric portico of the “Building” we see rising in the centre of the picture, surmounted by a huge leaden figure, forming one of the _acroteria_ of the pediment. This noble piece of architecture was erected from the proceeds of the sale of copies of Lord Clarendon’s _History of the Rebellion_, completed in 1713. Looking west, on the right are some old houses, beyond which lie Trinity and Balliol Colleges.] OXFORD · PAINTED BY JOHN FULLEYLOVE R.I. DESCRIBED BY EDWARD THOMAS · PUBLISHED BY A. & C. BLACK · LONDON · W _Published November 1903_ Prefatory Note Most of these chapters have been filled by a brief search into my recollections of Oxford. They aim, therefore, at recording my own impressions as faithfully as the resultant stir of fancy would allow. But I am also deeply and obviously indebted to several books, and in particular to the histories of Oxford by Parker, Maxwell Lyte, and Boase; to Mr. F. E. Robinson’s series of College Histories; to _Reminiscences of Oxford_ and its companion volumes from the Clarendon Press; and, above all the rest, to Anthony à Wood, and to the Rev. Andrew Clark’s perfect editions of that writer’s _Life and Times_, and of John Aubrey’s _Brief Lives_. The Editors of _The Daily Chronicle_, _The Illustrated London News_, and _Crampton’s Magazine_ have kindly given me permission to reprint a few pages from my contributions thereto. EDWARD THOMAS. Contents CHAPTER I PAGE ON ENTERING OXFORD 1 CHAPTER II THE STONES OF OXFORD 23 CHAPTER III DONS ANCIENT AND MODERN 69 CHAPTER IV UNDERGRADUATES OF THE PRESENT AND THE PAST 101 CHAPTER V COLLEGE SERVANTS OF THE PRESENT AND THE PAST 147 CHAPTER VI THE OXFORD DAY 165 CHAPTER VII IN A COLLEGE GARDEN 207 CHAPTER VIII OLD OXFORD DAYS 219 CHAPTER IX THE OXFORD COUNTRY 245 CHAPTER X IN PRAISE OF OXFORD 255 List of Illustrations Owner of Original.