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Eloise in Oxonia

Eloise in Oxonia

By: Oxford Writers' House
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Join first year student Eloise Weaver, as she embarks on a journey through Oxonia: a dreamy landscape where fiction entwines with the true literary history of Oxford.

As she explores the enchanting streets of Oxford, Eloise meets beloved characters and the brilliant minds behind them—past and present. Eloise’s adventures are fantasy, but the authors, people, and ideas she encounters are as real as you and I.

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  • Episode 10: Evensong
    May 19 2025

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    This episode unfolds at a springtime scholars' garden party on historic college grounds, where trimmed hedges, buzzing bees, and eccentric academics set the scene for a day steeped in beauty and introspection.

    A line from C.S. Lewis—“Imagination is the organ of meaning”—echoes through the narrative, guiding a quiet journey from lighthearted conversation to a deeper, more haunting experience. Professor Simon Horobin describes the legacy of C.S. Lewis in Oxford.

    An immersive blend of literary musings, seasonal imagery, and subtle emotion, this episode finds Eloise searching for her place in a world both enchanted and real.

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    24 mins
  • Episode 9: Pimms and a Punt
    Apr 26 2025

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    Eloise and Iris escape their studies for a dreamy afternoon of punting—only to be ambushed by rivals with cruel intent. What begins as a playful outing spirals into confrontation, injury, and an unexpected, electric moment that shifts everything between them. As Eloise reckons with public recognition and private doubt, she also reflects on the forgotten legacy of writer Katherine Lee Bates, whose literary obscurity haunts her. With poetic echoes from Shelley and a stirring undercurrent of both tenderness and defiance, this episode explores the rewards of resilience, the ache of obscurity, and the quiet power connection.








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    30 mins
  • Episode 8: The Queen of Hearts
    Apr 16 2025

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    Eloise struggles to keep up with her workload and manage the stressors of midyear. To make matters worse, she faces the growing scrutiny of college and an uncomfortable conflict with Jax. She attends a lecture on Seamus Heaney at the exams schools. Increasingly threatened by forces beyond her understanding, Eloise must decide: will she abandon her search for hidden meanings, or keep digging—risking everything to uncover truths she may not be ready to face?

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    31 mins

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