Introduction to Cambridge: A Brief Guide to the University from Within (Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge) - Softcover

Roberts, Sydney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110800346X ISBN 13: 9781108003469

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

S. C. Roberts, a senior officer of Cambridge University Press as Secretary to the Press Syndicate, wrote several works for Cambridge, including a history of the Press and this handy visitors' guide to the University. After its first publication in 1934, this book went through a number of editions and was thoroughly updated after the Second World War. Roberts introduces the reader to the University from within, covering its history, its finest buildings, the way the University was run and the daily life of the undergraduate. The informal style makes this a highly entertaining introduction to the Cambridge of the 1930s and 40s: the entrance examination, the midnight curfew for undergraduates, the then new University Library, and the systems of governance. For everyone connected with Cambridge, this little book provides fascinating insights into what has and has not changed in the ancient university city since the Second World War.

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Book Description

Roberts, writing in 1934, introduces the visitor to the University from within, covering its history, its buildings, its governance and student life. For everyone connected with Cambridge, this little book provides fascinating insights into what has and has not changed in the ancient university city since the Second World War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110800346X
• ISBN 13: 9781108003469
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128