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Oxford, Stratford & the Cotswolds   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $46, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR449)		  
The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert
HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES
Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies, and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics, and culture from the Neolithic to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. Hibbert, a masterful storyteller, relates anecdotes that bring history to life in this concise, highly readable introduction to England's past. (GBR02, $19.95)		   The Story of England
Oxford, A Cultural and Literary Companion  •  David Horan
GUIDEBOOK •  1999 •  PAPER  • 246 PAGES
A volume in the erudite series "Cities of the Imagination," this guide to the city and university focuses on the many writers and historic personalities from King Charles to Shelley, Christopher Wren, Oscar Wilde, Dr. Johnson, Alice of the Looking Glass, and C.S. Lewis. (GBR239, $15.00)		   Oxford, A Cultural and Literary Companion
The Age of Shakespeare  •  Francois Laroque
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1993 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES
A volume in the outstanding "Discoveries" series, this pocket-size encyclopedia is an excellent introduction to Elizabethan England. It presents Shakespeare, his life, times and legacy in concise essays and hundreds of well-chosen illustrations. (GBR11, $12.95)		   The Age of Shakespeare



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Cotswolds & Gloucestershire Map  •  Ordnance Survey    •  A colorful and handy touring map of the Cotswolds. (GBR496, $14.95)
 		  
Cotswolds Map  •  Ordnance Survey    •  A terrific, colorful, and very detailed topographic map of the Cotswolds, at a scale of 1:25,000. (GBR124, $13.95)
 		  
Oxford Map  •  Ordnance Survey    •  This detailed, double-sided Ordnance Survey Explorer's map shows parts of the Thames Path, Oxford Canal Walk, Oxfordshire Way and other walks in the countryside at a scale of 1:250,000. (GBR243, $23.95)
 		  
Stratford Upon Avon Map  •  Geographers' A-Z    •  A helpful street map of Stratford Upon Avon. (GBR475, $7.95)
 		  
Blue Guide Oxford & Cambridge  •  Geoffrey Tyack   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This guide in the British series covers in detail the art, history and architecture of Oxford and Cambridge. With maps, site plans and line drawings. (GBR470, $21.95)
 		  
The Cotswold Way  •  Kev Reynolds   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide in the British series. (GBR588, $19.95)
 		  
Walking in the Cotswolds, Discover Idyllic Stone Villages, Tranquil Valleys and Rolling Countryside  •  Automobile Association   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Explore the best parts of Britain's countryside with this guide from the popular series designed for both casual and experienced walkers, including easy to follow maps and directions, helpful tips and color photos throughout. (GBR710, $29.95)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Oxford  •  Richard Tames   • HISTORY  •  A compact history from settlement to the present. (GBR374, $14.95)
 		  
English History, Made Brief, Irreverent and Pleasurable  •  Lacey Baldwin Smith   • HISTORY  •  Smith serves up memorable chunks of English history with aplomb, spicing the tale with hilarious cartoons and profiles of the kings, queens and dunces that have led the nation. (GBR869, $17.95)
 		  
Notes from a Small Island  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A farewell walking tour of England by an American expatriate who has decided to return home after two decades. Like all of Bryson's books, it's full of rich conversations, humorous anecdotes and amusing interactions. (GBR16, $14.99)
 		  
The Cotswolds, A Cultural History  •  Jane Bingham   • HISTORY  •  Hingham introduces the churches and manor houses, rich history and celebrated landscapes of southern England in this cultural guide. (GBR901, $16.95)
 		  
The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is an informative linguistic history that showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)
 		  
The Professor and the Madman  •  Simon Winchester   • HISTORY  •  The bizarre true story behind the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. (GBR178, $14.99)
 		  
A Year in the Life of the Cotswolds  •  Beata Moore   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This lush photographic journey through this quintessentially English countryside includes beautiful color photos and brief essays on towns throughout the region. (GBR860, $29.95)
 		  
Cider With Rosie  •  Laurie Lee   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this memoir of growing up in a small, remote village in the Cotswolds -- set against the backdrop of the First World War -- Lee captures an all-but-vanished rural way of life. Originally published in 1959. (GBR971, $15.95)
 		  
Looking for Class, Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge  •  Bruce Feiler   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A witty, charming and astutely observed account of an American graduate student's year spent in the halls of England's most prestigious academic institutions. (GBR467, $14.95)
 		  
Red Sky at Sunrise  •  Laurie Lee   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  This autobiographical trilogy includes Lee's evocative account of his childhood idylls in the Cotswolds and an unforgettable portrait of his beloved Spain, both before and during the Civil War. (SPN435, $28.95)
 		  
Shakespeare, A Life  •  Park Honan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A delightful, informative and up-to-date biography of the Bard, his life, work and times. (GBR472, $34.95)
 		  
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death  •  M.C. Beaton   • MYSTERY  •  In this installment of the Agatha Raisin series, our heroine has moved to a not-quite-so-quiet village in the Cotswolds, and of course finds her self in the middle of a puzzling murder. (GBR212, $7.99)
 		  
All Souls  •  Margaret Jull Costa  •  Javier Marias   • LITERATURE  •  A visiting Spanish lecturer not unlike Marias illuminates the eccentricities of Oxford life in this contemplative black comedy, fluidly translated by Costa. (GRB52, $14.95)
 		  
Angry Island, Hunting the English  •  A. Gill   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A comic manual to the English by a splendidly irreverent London critic. Gill includes scathing chapters on voice, humor, drink, animals, garden, sport and class. (GBR715, $14.00)
 		  
Murder in the Cotswolds  •  A. B., Jr. Guthrie   • MYSTERY  •  Montana sleuth Chick Charleston is vacationing in the Cotswolds with his wife when he ends up investigating a murder -- and clashing with the local detectives -- in this light-hearted mystery driven by Guthrie's quirky characters and dry wit. (GBR989, $16.95)
 		  
The Invention of Love  •  Tom Stoppard   • LITERATURE  •  The writer A.E. Houseman, adrift on the River Styx, meets his younger self, and reflects on a life lived in the shadow of Oscar Wilde. Tom Stoppard's play delivers a powerful, intricate meditation on life, scholarship and the after-life. (GBR165, $12.00)
 		  
The Jewel That Was Ours  •  Colin Dexter   • MYSTERY  •  An Inspector Morse mystery set in Oxford. (GBR407, $7.99)
 		  
Birds of Europe  •  Lars Svensson   • FIELD GUIDE • FAVORITE  •  Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)
 		  
 
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