Tag Archives: Cambridge University

Presentation Copy of Brideshead On Offer

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

London booksellers Peter Harrington have a 1945 copy of Brideshead Revisited on offer. This is a presentation copy to Mgr Alfred Gilbey, chaplain to Roman Catholic students at Fisher House, Cambridge University. There is also an unpublished letter from Waugh … Continue reading →

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Et in Cantabrigia Ego

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

A Cambridge University student-sponsored news blog (The Tab) has published interviews with several incoming students. One seems to have gotten her ancient universities a bit mixed: Holly, History, Pembroke. “I applied to Cambridge under the illusion that I would have the chance … Continue reading →

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Cousin Jasper Cited in Cambridge Varsity

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The Cambridge University student paper, Varsity, has cited Jasper Ryder’s advice to his cousin Charles on how to succeed at Oxford: “You want either a first or a fourth. There is no value in anything between. Time spent on a … Continue reading →

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