Project Gutenberg 2011-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Corbin, John 1870 1959 An American at Oxford Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An American at Oxford" by John Corbin is a descriptive account of university life written in the early 20th century. The book offers insights into the cultural and educational differences between American and English institutions, particularly focusing on the author's experiences at Oxford University. It captures the essence of student life, including formal traditions, social interactions, and the distinctive features that characterize an Oxonian education. The opening of the work sets the stage for Corbin's reflections on the nature of higher education in England. He contrasts the English university system with the American model by discussing the structure of colleges within the university—how the colleges function as microcosms of university life, providing both academic and social experiences. Corbin provides a vivid portrayal of the first-year students' experience, describing their initiation, interactions with upperclassmen, and the overall ambiance that shapes their scholarly and social opportunities. The narrative is rich in detail and illustrates the unique dynamics at play within a traditional English university setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38180/38180-h/images/cover.jpg en Education -- United States University of Oxford Americans -- England -- Oxford Education, Higher -- England -- Oxford LF Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Teaching & Education 452069 452076 2024-09-16T07:03:53.585464 2023-09-16T13:13:18.902888 text/html text/html 453003 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 936311 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 966288 2024-09-16T07:03:59.350389 application/epub+zip 971484 2024-09-16T07:03:54.469414 application/epub+zip 213151 2024-09-16T07:03:54.011432 application/epub+zip 1080674 2024-09-16T07:04:03.162396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048274 2024-09-16T07:03:58.813392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292110 2022-09-17T12:22:30.284004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408005 407811 2024-09-16T07:03:52.773466 2023-09-16T13:13:18.182894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 407774 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153029 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 407849 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152955 2021-01-08T07:46:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20599 2024-09-16T07:04:03.317375 application/rdf+xml 14225 2024-09-16T07:03:54.097442 image/jpeg 2173 2024-09-16T07:03:54.055416 image/jpeg 940459 2024-09-16T07:03:53.657425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog