John Harrison (B1 1958-62) has published Personal Prejudice in the Use of English. “The slow development of the use of English since Middle English has recently become a torrent of inappropriate uses of old words that had precise meanings. The true meanings of many words are becoming lost in the rush to sound up to […]
Amanda Jennings (PR 1989-91) has published her latest novel, The Storm. “To the outside world Hannah married the perfect man. Behind the closed doors of their imposing home it’s a very different story. Nathan controls everything Hannah does. He chooses her clothes, checks her receipts, and keeps her passport locked away. But why does she […]
Richard Dale (SU 1957-61) has published Murder in St Pauls. A murder mystery set in turbulent pre-Reformation London, Richard Dale’s book has excellent reviews and is available now. Find out more here but don’t forget to try your local bookshop!
The Rev. Douglas Dales (CR 1984-2012) published three studies of St Bonaventure. Bonaventure lived in the thirteenth century and was a leader of the Franciscans a theologian and spiritual teacher. Rev. Dales said, “You can learn a great deal about Christianity from his writings and these two books are designed to make what he thought […]
Dr Hugh Brigstocke (LI 1957-60), art historian, museum curator and editor published a catalogue raisonne of the Milanese seventeenth century artist Giulio Cesare Procacciini, just after his retirement in March 2020. It is titled Giulio Cesare Procaccini Life and Works and is available from Umberto Allemandi SRL, Turin.
Libby Adam (NC 2009 – 14) has published her first novel Daring to raise funds for Robbie’s Rehab, a very special charity and service that rehabilitates children with brain tumours, that was co-founded in memory of their little brother by Lara (MO 2011 – 16) and Harry Keville (TU 2009-2014). Libby tells us that Daring […]
In 2019, Christopher Lewis (C2 1957-61) published his book Interfaith Worship and Prayer; We Must Pray Together. This ground-breaking book contains contributions from 12 different religious traditions: Hinduism, African Traditional Religion, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Unitarianism and Bahá’í. Interfaith worship and prayer can be complex, but this book demonstrates that in […]
Dr Jessamy Hibberd (EL 1993-98) has published Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall Asleep Book, part of the Before Bedtime series. “In this fast-paced world, relaxing and preparing for sleep can be difficult for children. This beautiful, fact-filled book helps ease bedtime struggles with mindfulness, muscle relaxation, gentle yoga poses, visualisation and other exercises proven […]
As seems appropriate on World Book Day, we have books from two OMs to share! Firstly, Richard Brown (C1 1970-74) has published two books which both use some aspects of his veterinary career as background. The first is A Classical Vet in Modern Times and tells of the encounters of a rural vet: the (unusual) […]
Christopher McKane (CO 1959-64) has published The Thunderer: The Life and Times of John Water II. John Walter II (1776-1847) was controller of The Times newspaper for 44 years. As a qualified Master Printer he introduced the world’s first steam presses, an overnight strategy that outflanked his mutinous printers. He can rightly be called one […]