{"product_id":"gradus-ad-cantabrigiam-or-new-university-guide-to-the-academical-customs-and-colloquial-or-cant-terms-peculiar-to-the-university-of-cambridge-observing-wherein-it-differs-from-oxford-paperback-9781108078764","title":"Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; Or, New University Guide to the Academical Customs, and Colloquial or Cant Terms Peculiar to the University of Cambridge, Observing Wherein It Differs from Oxford (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108078764","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGradus ad Cantabrigiam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, New University Guide to the Academical Customs, and Colloquial or Cant Terms Peculiar to the University of Cambridge, Observing Wherein It Differs from Oxford\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis fascinating 1824 book about the University of Cambridge demonstrates that the publication of spoof 'guides to freshmen' is nothing new.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnonymous (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108078764, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e158 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  6 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.9 cm, 0.21 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis anonymous and light-hearted work was first published in 1803: reissued here is the edition of 1824, of which the authors describe themselves as 'a Brace of Cantabs'. It claims both to be a guide to 'the academical customs' of the University of Cambridge and to its 'colloquial or cant terms' with notes on those that differ from the usage of Oxford. The balance of information is given to the less serious aspects of university life: for example, considerably more space is given, in the definition of 'bishop', to a recipe for mulled port wine than to the clerical role. The work abounds in puns (in English and Latin), anecdotes, and extracts (mostly amusing) from more serious histories of the university, and ends with a tailpiece on how to graduate 'the reading way' and 'the varmint way'. This fascinating work demonstrates that the publication of spoof 'guides to freshmen' is nothing new.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Dedication\u003cbr\u003e Gradus ad Cantabrigiam: or, the new university guide\u003cbr\u003e The reading and varmint method of proceeding to the degree of bachelor of arts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913080693016,"sku":"9781108078764","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108078764i.jpg?v=1696751700","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gradus-ad-cantabrigiam-or-new-university-guide-to-the-academical-customs-and-colloquial-or-cant-terms-peculiar-to-the-university-of-cambridge-observing-wherein-it-differs-from-oxford-paperback-9781108078764","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}