Excerpt from Wadham College Since this book aims at being popular, a large number of biographical details have been introduced; in doing this it has seemed unnecessary to dwell on the lives of really great men like Blake or Wren; they belong to English history rather than to the story of their college. Much more space has been devoted to the men who in their day played a great part in Oxford, or to those who once were well known, though forgotten now. The buildings of Wadham have changed so little that it has seemed better to Show them as they are rather than to reproduce old views; the Loggan plate is of course a necessary exception. I am especially grateful to Mr. Gardiner for his kindness in reading through my book when in type-written sheets; he saved me from several mistakes, and made many valuable suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.