Literary Eynsham: a work in progress This list was prompted by the ceremony for Ælfric Grammaticus in July 2022. Do get in touch to expand it! Author links are for entries on our website. Feel free to disregard the commercial book links: other suppliers are available ;-) Why not start in Eynsham Library? * = lives or lived in Eynsham Further reading Martin Harris’s fuller study in Eynsham Record 25 (2008) pp 4-9. Eynsham Record Contributors 1984-2006
Aelfric* - Letter to the Monks of Eynsham (c1005) and numerous other writings; study by Eynsham Primary School (2005) Anne Louise Avery* (Director, Flash of Splendour) Reynard the Fox (2020): an imaginative retelling of 15th century Dutch fables, first translated by William Caxton Albions Glorious Ile (2015-6): series of historical hand-colouring books drawn from Michael Drayton’s Jacobean poem Don Chapman* Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City (2008) Wearing the Trousers: Fashion, Freedom and the Rise of the Modern Woman (2017) A Tenpenny Dip in Paradise and other flights of fancy (2022) John Daniel* - four poetry collections, recently with his own cover paintings: Skinning the Bull (2012) Lighting the Fire (2015) Elizabeth de Villiers – Swinford Bridge (1969). [See also our feature page] Jonathan Ferrier* – Arvor’s Schooldays (2013) – children’s paperback, in Post Office Eric Gordon* - St Hugh and Eynsham Abbey (1986) Alan Hardy – Eynsham: A Village and its Abbey (2003) Martin Harris The Changing Faces of Eynsham – books 1-3 (1997-2002) Eynsham Carnival Through the Years (2016) Mollie Harris* aka Martha Woodford of the Archers – From Acre End records the memories of Eynsham residents Melanie Hayes* - The Ice House Doreen Hockedy and others* – The Eynsham Cookbook (2010) Ursula Howard* - Bessie Quinn, survivor spirit (2023) Tim Jordan* Cotswold Barns (2006) Cotswold Stone Barns (2011) Penelope Lively – The Ghost of Thomas Kempe (1973) – children’s book, loosely based in Eynsham Steve Lord* – Walking with Charlie: in the footsteps of the Forty-Five (2003) Sarah Medina* - 68 books in the areas of English Language Teaching and children's education Mary Oakeley* – The Long Timetable (1997) – autobiography Nick Page* – over 80 (!) books on religious themes, for both adults and children Steve Parrinder* – The Lost Abbey of Eynsham (2019) Helen Peacocke* Paws Under the Table: dog-friendly pubs and walks from Oxford to the Cotswolds (2009) Paws for History: dog-friendly pubs and walks in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds (2010) Pamela Richards* Eynsham: A Chronicle (2005) Eynsham: A Place of Sure Foundation (2011) Jane Spiro*: poetry and teaching resources include... Is a gateway (2018) Testimony of Flight (2019) Crossing borders: navigating hidden cultures (2022) Mary J Stewart* - This is where we came in (2002) Lilian Wright* – St Leonard’s Eynsham: the story of an English parish church (2nd edn, 1987) Stephen Yeo* - Lately: first collection of poems (2023)