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Vacation: Mon-Fri 9.00-17.00

Term time (weeks 1-8):

Mon-Fri 9.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-13.00

Location

English Faculty Library
St. Cross Building
Manor Road
OX1 3UQ

The library will be closed on Thursday 20 December 2018 due to essential electrical maintenance. There will be no electricity supply in the building during this time.

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The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welch Carlyle) (Vol 1-4) by Thomas Carlyle

Echoes of Valhalla: The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas by Jón Karl Helgason

The Routledge Handbook to Nineteenth-Century British Periodicals and Newspapers by Andrew King

Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance by Houston A. Baker

Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald

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Novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro to be awarded Bodley Medal

Monday, 3 December 2018
Archive of Robert Seymour Bridges allocated to Bodleian through Arts Council England's Acceptance in Lieu scheme

Wednesday, 7 November 2018
'Obscene' books in Bodleian Libraries' restricted collection on display for first time

Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Last chance to view the hugely popular Tolkien exhibition at the Bodleian

Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Discovering the distant Dutch relative of Fantastic Mr. Fox and Disney's Robin Hood

Tuesday, 21 August 2018
100-year-old petition linked to Georgian independence discovered and digitized by the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Friday, 25 May 2018
Bodleian presents once-in-a-generation exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien's vast creative genius

Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Intriguing unseen pieces by J.R.R.Tolkien to be displayed for first time among larger collection of his artworks

Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Hilary 2018 update from Bodley's Librarian

Monday, 26 February 2018
Mythical romance explored in previously unseen Tolkien works to be displayed in major exhibition

Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Centenary of Votes for Women celebrated in Bodleian Libraries exhibition

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Biographer Claire Tomalin to be awarded Bodley Medal

Monday, 5 February 2018
Tolkien's magical letters and illustrations bring Father Christmas to life

Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Modern meets medieval: Intriguing entries to medieval book design competition go on display

Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Compelling colours and beautiful books at the Bodleian's first ever 'Library Lates' event

Monday, 11 December 2017
From King Alfred to Chaucer: first graphic designers of english texts celebrated in new Bodleian Libraries exhibition

Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Michaelmas 2017 update from Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian

Wednesday, 1 November 2017
Philip Pullman's long awaited La Belle Sauvage, the first volume in the Book of Dust trilogy launches at the Bodleian Libraries

Friday, 20 October 2017
Carbon dating finds Bakhshali manuscript contains oldest recorded origins of the symbol 'zero'

Thursday, 14 September 2017
Exhibition of Martin Parr's unique view of Oxford University to launch at Photo Oxford 2017

Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Heroic Works display showcases the best contemporary designer book binding from around the world

Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Personal archive of labour politician Denis Healey allocated to Bodleian Libraries

Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Author Ali Smith opens Bodleian Libraries' Jane Austen exhibition

Monday, 26 June 2017
War, empire and business: an exhibition on Jane Austen's unexplored life

Saturday, 3 June 2017
Last chance to view the Bodleian's explosive Volcanoes exhibition

Monday, 15 May 2017

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English Faculty Library
St. Cross Building
Manor Road
OX1 3UQ

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