Category Archives: Oxford

Protected: Eagle and Child

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Piper at the Gate

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I swear this is the last post about The Wind in the Willows, but I came across a picture on my hard drive that I’d taken this summer of an Oxford doorpost, and it reminded me of a famous passage … Continue reading →

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In Search of Toad Hall

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

One wet afternoon this past summer in Oxford, I decided to take a walk to visit the grave of Kenneth Grahame, the author of The Wind in the Willows. I had loved the book as a boy, as many do. … Continue reading →

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Protected: An Empty Library, A Tower of Wind

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: MonuMental oXford tIme-wastIng

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Twists in the Plot

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Swithin and Sewanee

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning, ironically enough, it is not raining in Oxford. It is St. Swithin’s Day, July 15th, and according to an English proverb, Saint Swithun’s day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain Saint Swithun’s day, if … Continue reading →

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Protected: Liddell & Scott, A Little About Both

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Donec Rursus Impleat Orbem

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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