Book Shops in Oxford

Newest Review: ... Waterstones in Cornmarket is the WORKS which sells bargain books and further along the road is W.H. SMITH. There is also a very small bookshop ARCADIA in St. Michael’s St just off Cornmarket which specialises in older penguin books. As we turn into Broad St the Oxford Story is on the right hand side. An experiential trip through Oxford’s history. Admission £5.70 adult £4.70 children See -http://www.heritageattractions.co.uk Opposite is Balliol College whose literary graduates include Aldous Huxley and Graham Greene. THORNTONS is Oxford’s oldest independent bookshop and remains my favourite bookshop not so much for what ... more

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Book Shops in Oxford: A Literary Tour of Oxford (3223 words)
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Oxford is built around books. Books are studied, books written, books published, sold and stored in limitless libraries and boundless bookshops. Following the footsteps of many famous feet I will take you on a tour of the city’s bookshops making a few touristy observations on the way and offering apologies for the length of this opinion in advance. Several of the bookshops have websites and I have included their addresses where applicable. The tour begins at Gloucester Green which houses the bus station where many people arrive and where you can pick up a map of Oxford at the tourist information centre to help. Alternatively, pick up a leaflet on the ... Read the complete review

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