A Story about Oxford Boating
April 21, 2015 7:03 PM Subscribe
A story about a disastrous boating excursion in Oxford, not by Connie Willis or Jerome K. Jerome-- what book is this from/what story is this?
In college, I went on a study abroad trip to Oxford. Our professor (who came with us from the States, but who was an Oxford man) would, to break up the three hour class periods and give us a feel for our surroundings, read us selections from things like The Oxford Book of Oxford.
One short story/selection from a book that he read involved a student, who was desperately trying to get some work done, getting roped into going on a night time boating trip by his friends. He attempted to bring his work along and tried to do his work by lantern light, but various disasters ensued; I think I recall a happy ending (getting the paper done, eventually, or passing the exam).
The selection is, as far as I can tell, not in the Oxford Book of Oxford. It's not Three Men in Boat or To Say Nothing of the Dog but the tone was similar. I'm pretty sure it was a memoir of some sort, and not fiction, but I'm am not certain. Any ideas?
In college, I went on a study abroad trip to Oxford. Our professor (who came with us from the States, but who was an Oxford man) would, to break up the three hour class periods and give us a feel for our surroundings, read us selections from things like The Oxford Book of Oxford.
One short story/selection from a book that he read involved a student, who was desperately trying to get some work done, getting roped into going on a night time boating trip by his friends. He attempted to bring his work along and tried to do his work by lantern light, but various disasters ensued; I think I recall a happy ending (getting the paper done, eventually, or passing the exam).
The selection is, as far as I can tell, not in the Oxford Book of Oxford. It's not Three Men in Boat or To Say Nothing of the Dog but the tone was similar. I'm pretty sure it was a memoir of some sort, and not fiction, but I'm am not certain. Any ideas?
Not Sayers, unfortunately. There's a nighttime trip and a punting trip, but neither involve schoolwork.
posted by you're a kitty! at 9:39 PM on April 21, 2015
posted by you're a kitty! at 9:39 PM on April 21, 2015
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- not Jerome.
- not Willis.
- not Munro.
- unlikely Sayers. (LIES)
- unlikely Wodehouse. (LIES)
but (pseudo)historical or (pseudo)biographical, nonfiction or not, still well places such a thing in all of the above.
posted by dorian at 8:10 PM on April 21, 2015