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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Oundle's story: a history of town and school

Oundle's story: a history of town and school

Smalley Law, W.

Paperback

QuotationsGeneral EducationGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9353706262
ISBN13: 9789353706265
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into Oundle, where lanes, livelihoods and learning have long shared the same stones. A town, a school, entwined. In Oundle's story W. Smalley Law sets out a town and school chronicle that follows the growth of a celebrated institution alongside the rhythms of a working community. Written with the eye of a careful witness, it is at once a local history book and a grounded portrait of place. Readers drawn to british school history and english public school traditions will find the distinctive texture of British boarding school culture: governance, customs and the ideals that shaped pupils and masters. Just as compelling is the wider community education heritage, tracing how a school influences trade, faith and civic life in one of the historic England market towns. For anyone exploring Oundle Northamptonshire history, this is a rich strand of Northamptonshire social history, and a steady historical reference volume for family history researchers, local archivists and collectors of classic local history reprint editions. It stands as an enduring record of provincial England in transition. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Casual readers will relish its detail; classic-literature collectors will prize its measured voice and solid scholarship here. Keep it for reference, or read it for pleasure: a quietly authoritative companion to town walks, school memories and the long continuity of English life.

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