Jeremy Catto : a portrait of the quintessential Oxford don
Vaiani, David2024
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If Hollywood wanted to make a film about Oxford University, the casting team would have to find someone to play Jeremy Catto. Born in 1939, this composite of Goodbye Mr Chips, Porterhouse Blue and C.P. Snow was the quintessential Oxford don. A gifted teacher, noted scholar and devoted college man, he enjoyed the most extraordinary network and seemed to know everyone: he was friends with Bryan Ferry, became Harold Macmillan's drinking companion, taught Princess Margaret her family's history, had a part to play in General Pinochet's extradition trial and was even rumoured to be a spy. But he was no mere caricature. This book details his remarkable life.
Main title:
Jeremy Catto : a portrait of the quintessential Oxford don / David Vaiani ; foreword by Alan Duncan.
Author:
Vaiani, David, author
Imprint:
London : Unicorn, 2024.
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781916846418 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
907.202
Language:
English
BRN:
3092505