We have a range of publications available – perfect as gifts for others or for yourself. Download our order from and return to the Development Office or buy these items in person at the Lodge. Alternatively, please contact the Development Office for more details. 

• St Anne’s Commonplace Book (£9.50)
  Marjorie Mynard Barley, a student at St Anne’s between 1947 and 1950, discerningly collected many inspiring works of twentieth-century art, which she donated to the College in 2003. A small selection is reproduced here, for the first time, interspersed with blank pages in the form of a personal commonplace book.
• An Informal History of St Anne’s by Marjorie Reeves (£5.00)
  Marjorie Reeves was Tutor in History at St Anne’s from 1938 until her retirement in 1974, serving two terms as Vice-Principal. Her formidable historical perspective and delight in the College’s values illuminate every page of this highly readable account of the College’s first century. 
• St Anne in History & Art by Gilia Slocock (ed.) (£7.50)
  “A saint but not a fancy one” - this was the criterion applied in 1941 by Oxford University’s Society of Home-Students when looking for a new name, since when this College has been known as St Anne’s. This book celebrates the portrayal of the mother of the Virgin Mary, interweaving stunning images and text.
• Dorothy Bednarowska: A Celebration by Gillian Reynolds (ed.) (£5.00)
  Dorothy Bednarowska was Tutor in English at St Anne’s between 1946 until her retirement in 1982,  inspiring generations of students. This spirited collection of fascinating reminiscences, deftly edited by alumna and Daily Telegraph radio critic, Gillian Reynolds (1954), perfectly captures the woman known as ‘Mrs Bed’.
• From Red to Green: How the Financial Credit Crunch could Bankrupt the Environment  by Paul Donovan and Julie Hudson(£22.00)
  Written by an economist and an investment professional, this book addresses the twin crises that the world is facing: a simultaneous financial and environmental credit crunch. All royalties will be donated to St Anne's Kitchen and Hall Appeal.
• The Canals of Mars by Patrick McGuinness (£6.00)
  Patrick McGuiness is Tutor in Modern Languages at St Anne’s, where he lectures in French. He is also a celebrated poet, and this, his first collection, brings together “a handful of stunning translations [and] many thoughtful, understated poems describing a landscape of voguish vaguery. The Canals of Mars is infused with ... grace.” (Times Literary Supplement).
• The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness (£8.99)
  Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, The Last Hundred Days, is an intricately plotted literary thriller about Ceausescus last hundred days in power, from an author who was a first-hand witness to the regime. Set during Ceausescu's last hundred days in power, Patrick McGuinness's accomplished debut novel explores a world of danger, repression and corruption.
• A New Flowering by Shirley Sherwood (£20.00)
  Shirley Sherwood (1952) studied Botany at St Anne’s College, and is now one of the world’s foremost collectors of botanical art. This book was published to co-incide with Dr Sherwood’s curating of a major exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum.
• The Honorable Eleanor Plumer (£5.00)
   Miss Plumer was elected Principal of St Anne's in 1940 when it was the Society of Home Students. She oversaw its transition to full college status after tireless campaigning. This book includes memories of Miss Plumer from those former students who rember her when she was Principal.
• CD: Life at St Anne's College in the 1940s & 1950s (£5.00)
  An Audio CD of memories of St Anne's in the 1940s & 1950s from Senior Members. Excerpts from this can be heard via this link.