Cambridge Retrospect

by T.R. Glover

Book Overview

First published in 1943, T. R. Glover's reminiscences of his Cambridge world depict university life in the late nineteenth century. Looking back over the centuries of Cambridge, Glover describes how the university and its colleges first came into being - a result, he says, of 'the interplay of human needs, human passions and human hopes.' He recalls the colourful characters he met, from his tutor at St John's College - 'at once a terror and a delight'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108002560
• ISBN13: 9781108002561
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"