Pages From An Oxford Diary by Paul Elmer More - 1938 - Oxford Group

Pages From An Oxford Diary  by Paul Elmer More 2nd Printing 1938 Original Dust Jacket   This 1938 printing is a difficult find; 1951 and later versions are listed for as much as $400. This book is in excellent condition with an original dust jacket (clipped) and NO writing or marks in the book. This book was completed just prior to More's death. See Photos for Condition  Paul Elmer More Though few remember Paul Elmer More (1864-1937) now, he once stood with his closest friend, Irving Babbitt, as the leader of the so-called “New Humanist” movement. An editor of The Nation and a classicist at Princeton University, More influenced many of the greats of the 20th century—especially through his friendships. Pages from an Oxford Diary  In his autobiographical Pages from an Oxford Diary, More explored the role of faith in culture and in the self. He labeled the book “a kind of informal prayer.” He claimed that he was once—as a young man—very taken with the idea of a materialist “New Phil