Ordnance SurveyOxford/Chipping Norton & Bicester Map, MAP, PAGES, $19.95Part of their Great Britain series, the English mapmakers present this 1:50,000 scale topographic map of Oxford and surroundings. (Item GBR933)

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Timothy DarvillPrehistoric Britain2010, PAPER, 394 PAGES, $48.95An archaeological history examining the development of societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman conquest of 43 AD. (Item GBR539)

PhaidonThe English Garden2008, HARD COVER, 110 PAGES, $29.95This illustrated survey of 100 iconic gardens in England includes an unrivaled range of gardens by designers, patrons, artists, architects and literary figures. (Item GRB214)

Andrew Lawson (Photographer), Ursula BuchanThe English Garden2006, HARD COVER, 384 PAGES, $50.00An illustrated history of English gardens and styles of landscaping, with 350 photographs and a focus on gardens open to the public. (Item GBR986)

Frank KermodeThe Age of Shakespeare2005, PAPER, 214 PAGES, $18.00A remarkably concise, elegant overview of the world of Shakespeare in the Modern Library Chronicles series by the eminent British critic and scholar. (Item GBR522)

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H.V. Morton, Jan Morris (Introduction)In Search of England2002, PAPER, 274 PAGES, $16.00The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton’s ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations. (Item GBR368)

A. A. GillAngry Island, Hunting the English2008, PAPER, 240 PAGES, $15.99The splendidly irreverent London critic A.A. Gill includes scathing chapters on voice, humor, drink, animals, garden, sport and class in this comic manual to the English. (Item GBR715)

Bruce FeilerLooking for Class, Days and Nights at Oxford and Cambridge2003, PAPER, 352 PAGES, $14.99A witty, charming and astutely observed account of an American graduate student’s year spent in the halls of England’s most prestigious academic institutions. (Item GBR467)

Martin GarrettOxford, A Cultural Guide2015, PAPER, 224 PAGES, $17.00In this entertaining and brief guide to Oxford, Martin Garrett focuses on what makes Oxford -- Oxford. He takes readers from Oxford’s days as an Anglo-Saxon outpost through the 20th century. (Item GRB250)

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John ElingerThat Sweet City, Visions of Oxford2013, PAPER, 224 PAGES, $20.00Linguist, professor, Old English scholar and poet Elinger (a.k.a. Sir Christopher John Elinger Ball) describes each of the selected sights on seven hand-crafted walks from city center into the countryside with pictures, poems, maps and commentary. (Item GRB136)

Thomas AsbridgeThe Crusades2011, PAPER, 767 PAGES, $19.99Asbridge focuses on the Third Crusade and notable figures like Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in this epic history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. (Item MDE210)

Georges TateThe Crusades and the Holy Land1996, PAPER, 192 PAGES, $15.95This lavish, shirt pocket primer features maps, color illustrations and copies of original documents. (Item MDE188)

Christopher DaniellA Traveller’s History of England2008, PAPER, 320 PAGES, $14.95Historian and archeologist Daniell delivers a comprehensive history of the region since the time of the hunter-gatherers in this compact volume, taking you through the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Medieval monarchs to the Reformation, Renaissance, the world wars and the modern state of things. (Item GBR38)

Helene GammackEnglish Gardens, A Journey Through the Seasons2015, HARD COVER, PAGES, $24.95A visual feast of pure gardening inspiration. From England’s most modest herb patches to its sweeping landscape gardens -- carpets of bluebells at Emmets Garden, the wild meadows at Tyntesfield -- the National Trust offers a glorious tour. (Item GRB219)

Judith FlandersInside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Life in Victorian England2005, PAPER, 499 PAGES, $19.95To piece together this detailed and accurate picture of life in Victorian England, social historian Flanders draws on diaries, magazines, advice books and more from the 1800s. (Item GRB237)

Stephen GreenblattWill in the World, How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare2016, PAPER, 448 PAGES, $16.95This engrossing, vivid portrait makes inspired connections between Shakespeare’s life and work and the Elizabethan world that surrounded him. (Item GBR521)

William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet2016, PAPER, 176 PAGES, $8.00The Penguin Pelican edition of the classic tragedy, edited by Peter Holland. (Item ITL852)

John FowlesThe French Lieutenant’s Woman1998, PAPER, 467 PAGES, $16.00This Victorian love story, set in Lyme Regis of 1867, tells the tale of an obscure relationship between Charles Smithson and a mysterious, enigmatic woman. (Item GBR209)

Colin DexterThe Jewel That Was Ours1993, PAPER, 256 PAGES, $7.99An Inspector Morse mystery, set among the Oxford literati and featuring a stolen jewel and a healthy dose of scandalous affairs. (Item GBR407)

Frances E. Dolan (Editor), William ShakespeareThe Winter’s Tale1999, PAPER, 116 PAGES, $8.00In this tragicomedy, one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, an infant princess is abandoned, the King of Belgium is forced to disguise himself as a shepard, and the Queen of Sicily resurrected. A Pelican edition. (Item GBR614)

Stephen SegallerShakespeare Uncovered2013, DVD, PAGES, $34.99Well-known actors and actresses from Shakespeare productions discuss the characters and the stories behind the plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry IV and Henry V. (Item GRB162)

Insight GuidesInsight Guide England2017, PAPER, 392 PAGES, $24.99This lavishly illustrated guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essys on history, culture and attractions. (Item GBR885)

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Daniel PoolWhat Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew1994, PAPER, 416 PAGES, $16.00With excellent humor and an eye for detail, Pool clarifies the social customs, class distinctions and obsolete vocabulary of the Georgians and Victorians. (Item GBR320)

Timothy DarvillEngland, Oxford Archaeological Guide2002, PAPER, 492 PAGES, $43.95An overview and catalog of prehistoric, Roman and medieval sites in England, including Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall. With sketch maps, 200 photographs, travel information and site diagrams. (Item GBR724)

Mark GirouardLife in the English Country House1994, PAPER, 432 PAGES, $50.00A celebrated social and architectural history of life in English country houses, fully illustrated in black and white and color, first published in 1978. Girouard traces the history of these houses from medieval times to World War II. (Item GBR221)

Nicholas Higham, Ryan, M. J.The Anglo-Saxon World2015, PAPER, 496 PAGES, $30.00In this authoritative work, N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, paleobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history, and numismatics. (Item GRB395)

Charles Quest-RitsonThe English Garden, A Social History2004, HARD COVER, 288 PAGES, $45.00This short piece of scholarship discusses how English gardens are not merely beautiful, but represent lifestyle, money and class. The narrative ushers readers from the walled-off secret gardens of the 1500s to the present day, when gardening is a common pastime. (Item GRB292)

Simon WinchesterThe Professor and the Madman2005, PAPER, 242 PAGES, $15.99The bizarre true story behind the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary and two men -- one a scholarly editor, the other a mentally ill, convicted murderer -- who contributed to its creation. (Item GBR178)

Judith FlandersThe Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London2015, PAPER, 544 PAGES, $18.99Following in the footsteps of Charles Dickens, a famous roamer of the streets of Victorian London, historian Flanders intricately portrays the city’s transformation from a regency town into a sprawling urban center during the 19th century. (Item GRB236)

Tom StandageThe Victorian Internet, The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century ‘s On-line Pioneers2014, PAPER, 233 PAGES, $17.00A colorful recounting of the telegraph’s creation and impact, and the visionaries, oddballs and eccentrics who pioneered it, from the eighteenth-century French scientist Jean-Antoine Nollet to Samuel F. B. Morse and Thomas Edison. (Item GBR767)

A.N. WilsonThe Victorians2004, PAPER, 724 PAGES, $24.95A dazzling survey of the personalities, obessions and follies of an imperial age. (Item GBR396)