M. R. James

Eton and King's

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

M. R. James was Provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918) and of Eton College (1918-1936). In these fascinating memoirs, he recalls the people, pastimes and experiences that characterised his times at the two prestigious institutions, providing a vibrant and colourful account of academic life in the early twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781108030533
• ISBN-10: 110803053X
• Artikelnr.: 33399153

Inhaltsangabe

1. First sight of Eton
2. Temple Grove
3. Admitted K. S.
4. School and college libraries
5. Division masters
6. The head master's division
7. School societies
8. Contemporaries from the boy's point of view
9. The Provost and Fellows
10. Literary aspirations
11. King's
12. Provost and seniors
13. The undergraduates
14. The drama
15. Mrs. Smith
16. Friends
17. J. and other great figures
18. A holiday and some lyrics
19. Research
20. J. H. Middleton
21. J. McBryde
22. Official employments
23. The Union
24. The Fitzwilliam
25. The Provostship
26. The Vice-Chancellorship
27. Recalled to Eton
28. Epilogue.