The Oxford University Press is having a %60 off sale on books for leap day. What good hardcovers are there to get?
I literally can't express how much better my life has been since I attended Oxford. I went to a state school and gradually became the stereotypical moody, withdrawn sensitive type who both despises the quality of his immediate culture and feels a weird pride for having been raised in a sort of anti-intellectual and brutal environment. I was all set to take my Russell Group humanities BA and spend my life working as an anonymous, insecure wageslave forever thankful of being offered a job and forever too insecure to pursue my creative ambitions. The chip on my shoulder had become something of a wedge, and I felt too out of place regardless of my environment, too resentful and bitter to even attempt to make it in the artistic world. Then I finally applied for Oxford and got in to study an English MA, with reassurance that should I work hard enough a career in academia or within one of Oxford's affiliated companies would be almost guaranteed. I turned up as apprehensive as usual, and the first few days were spent regretting my decision and desperately feigning a cultured personality. But then I realized that the people there were just interesting and that the snobbery and exclusivity I had anticipated was just a myth borne out of my working class upbringing. I've since graduated, having spend the year dining in grand halls with groups of interesting people, dating several girls (one of whom, a petite Russian whose family traces back to the aristocracy, is now my fiancee). I work four days a week at a publishing company and earn £38k a year. I regularly meet up with friends from my college and visit Oxford for nights out and for meetings with my professors. The Martin Eden-esque novel I have been writing for two years has been selected for publication at a major British publishing house and, honestly, I could not have imagined a few years ago how great life could be. I come on /lit/ and see how pathetic you all are and just shake my head and chuckle. If I saw you guys on the street I would of course throw you a penny or discuss Bukowski or whatever "realist" writers you enjoy, but ultimately I would be able to tell within ten seconds if you're an Oxbridge grad and would dismiss you as a potential source of good company if you are not. I never thought I'd know what it was like to be objectively better than somebody else, for the value of my existence to be superior to the value of a stranger's, but now I do and I've never been happier. People are awed by power and prestige. All I need to do is mention the university I attended (if only for a year) and they immediately begin to hunch and look at their feet because they know they are in the presence of greatness.
>>7757078
looks like she's shoving her finger into her urethra.
>>7757095
>looks like
>>7757097
it's a picture, what am i supposed to say, "sounds like"?
>>7757120
But if you say 'looks like' it seems like what the picture is supposed to represent is somehow in doubt. It's obvious it's a picture of a woman fingering herself, it doesn't just look like it.
>>7757132
no, i said it looks like she's putting her finger in her urethra, which is usually somewhat painful for a woman if i'm not mistaken, usually she'd put it in her vaginal entrance. It's obviously her fingering herself, but I was mentioning the anatomical details.
>you will NEVER live on a small quad of old stone buildings with leaded windows
>you will NEVER steer a gondola as your qt RP-accented gf giggles and tells you not to crash
>you will NEVER take a walk along the river with your qt privately educated girlfriend on a frosty February
>you will NEVER attend a formal ball with your qt Hermione-esque gf who blushes when she sees your reaction to the dress she's wearing
>you will NEVER have an hour-long discussion with a jaded, witty professor who finds you "utterly intriguing" and leave his office to find your qt gf pretending to read an advertisement pinned to his noticeboard
>you will NEVER ride old-fashioned bicycles across cobblestone streets beside your qt gf and laugh as you speed down a hill with your legs outstretched
>you will NEVER share a cheap bottle of red wine with your qt Home Counties gf while listening to Cocteau Twins in her dorm with candles providing the only light
>you will NEVER arrive a little late to a raucous, controversial debate at the Union and sneak in with your qt gf, ducking and offering whispered apologies as you make your way to some spare seats
>you will literally, unironically NEVER take a slow walk beside your qt vaguely artistocratic gf through the fallen leaves of a quiet park and make her smile as she clutches her coursebooks across her chest
>you will NEVER sit in a small concert theatre and watch your qt gf playing viola and experience a overwhelming feeling of pure love for the girl you one day hope to marry
>you will NEVER run through heavy rain to your qt elite gf's dorm and have her hug your drenched coat and hair as you provide whispered encouragement about her exam the following day
Literally how does it feel to be an eternal peasant /lit/? I mean, why prolong your existence if these experiences are unobtainable to you?
>>7757137
Oh sorry, I somehow misinterpreted that.
But I think it's the vaginal opening, though. The urethra is higher up, closer to the clitoral hood.
Where are the /lit/ girls when you need them?
>>7757144
yeah, it's hard to say, it does look a bit lower than where the urethra would normally be, though if they've just been fucking that hole and stretching it, instead of the vaginal entrance, it might make sense.
>>7757142
>an eternal peasant
why did i burst out laughing
>>7757078
Next time use a decent picture so you get a proper response.
>>7757142
sounds kinda lame, honestly. i bet you're a cuck.
>>7757158
Defense mechanism to prevent you from acknowledgingthe truth.
Zappfe writes a great, just a great, great essay on this very issue.
>>7757078
just get a nice hardcover of Moby Dick. really the only book a real man will ever need.
>you will NEVER have your qt gf roll her eyes and kiss you as Quentin de Montford tries to woo her by bragging about his family wealth
>you will NEVER walk slowly along the aisles of an empty library, squatting and standing on your toes to show each other certain books you like
>you will NEVER have your well-mannered gf humorously correct you when you mispronounce the name of some obscure continental author
>you will NEVER engage in an email correspondence with your qt gf and adopt the names of poets, protagonists and obscure literary persons when addressing each other
>you will NEVER stand behind your qt ultra-civilized gf and hold your arms around her belly as you watch snow falling softly on the quad to the sound of distant churchbells
>you will NEVER rush from your dorms to the train station and make it just in time to catch the train back to your qt sheltered gf's obscure rural hometown to meet her parents
>you will NEVER turn down an explicit romantic offer from a girl named Tuppence Mulberry-Wight and chase your tearful gf to explain that she misinterpreted the scene
>you will NEVER hear the echos of your footsteps along a narrow stone passage as you rush from your qt girlfriend's dorm to a lecture on "Thomas Wolfe: His Legacy and Influence"
>you will NEVER read a collection of short stories about the depressive nature of a small Ohio town as you lie on your back on a freshly cut lawn with the back of your head resting on your girlfriend's shoulder and her, lying in the opposite position, resting her head on your shoulder
>mfw fuck the rent this month
OMG I CAN FINALLY PURCHASE THE NEW COMMENTARY OF THE 1949 GENEVA CONVENTIONS
OMG I CAN FINALLY BUY GIOLA'S HISTORY OF JAZZ
OXFORD HANDBOOK ON ATHEISM
OXFORD HANDBOOK ON COMPARATIVE POLITICS
OXFORD HANDBOOK ON ISLAM
The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law
The Oxford Handbook of Ethnicity, Crime, and Immigration
The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750: Volume I: Peoples and Place
The Oxford Handbook of Fascism
The Oxford Handbook of Continental Philosophy
The Oxford Handbook of Business History
The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Daily Life in Roman Palestine
The pleasure of arts
>>7757196
>you will never play pokemon and evolve your magikarp into a gyarados while getting head from your gay lover
>you will never eat an entire cabbage raw before hitting the hay with your lover to suffer him the most stenchly of farts
>you will never swap popcorn flavored bubblegum with your lover while watching despicable me 2 in the basement
>you will never listen to Highwayman while driving 120 miles an hour in your lover's thundercougarfalconbird
>you will never see the wasting pinpricks of stars under the city smog
>>7757196
eugh, who names their kid Tuppence?
>>7757142
>go to a secondary school that sent a lot of students to oxbridge
>get put in a special group for the highest performing students to basically get prepped for oxbridge
>be friendless loser who slowly loses all social contact
>attendance drops so low they threaten to kick me out
>keep making suicide plans that never happen
>didnt study at all, missed 3 exams
they literally wanted to prep me to go and i fucked it up
>>7757332
Get gud
>>7757199
what the fuck makes all these books so expensive? 110 pounds? 250? what in the world
>>7757350
Poorfag detected.
>>7757353
?
it was a question
>>7757358
*shoves you against a locker*
What the flip did you just say!?!?!
Not hardcover but i just ordered The Devine Comedy and The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. pretty pumped
>>7757362
you're a bitch and i fucked your mother. that's what i said.
>>7757332
same
tfw all my former friends are at oxbridge and I'm at some shitty London uni that I barely made it into
I should probably just kill myself now
>>7757367
what site?
>>7757372
London here. Which uni?
>>7757376
https://global.oup.com/?cc=ca this one I think, the promo code is LEAPDAY
>>7757387
>tfw no qt City bf
>>7757078
this is a more appropriate picture, OP.
at least she's reading in this one.
>>7757387
at least you're not in cardiff, m8.
the humanities school here is fucking atrocious. shouldn't even be in the Russell Group.
>>7757425
>tfw studying History in Cardiff right now
Ll-landaff?
>>7757425
Studied Music for a semester there last year. It was great, worked 2 days in 6 months and came back to my hometown and was able to get lots of disciplines done with incredible grades. Had 90minutes of classes per week.
>>7757522
City is pretty GOAT for journalism. Are you specializing in something? Have you done many internships etc?
>>7757142
Weak bait, obvious projection. Romantic love as you envision it to exist is the most fleeting of highs. Your bait is of the same magnitude as
>you will never know the feeling of transcendent bliss and serenity you get after mainlining Dilaudid
Who gives a shit?
>>7757200
I've nearly done 3, except she was a girl and it was spearmint flavour. 10/10 experience, I did not understand life, love and God before it.
>>7757142
>an eternal peasant
sounds like the title of a 19th cent. Russian story
>>7757536
nah im only on 2nd year of the BA course, no specialisation yet
havent done any internships either, cant be fucked for that shit. I know how immensely important it is, but Im still the same apathetic fuck I was when i fucked up my exams etc, and i dont see that changing any time soon
>>7757594
Second
>>7757594
Got dozens of books from the charity shops near the stadium
>>7757142
>How does it feel?
Alright, really. The life described seems, metaphorically and actually, like a lot of foreplay with no fucking. Maybe if, instead of a gf you described someone more like the divine Sebastian Flyte, it would seem more exciting and worthwhile.
>>7757619
I got a pretty nice edition of Virgin Soil by Turgenev there. They were generally more expensive than those which you could get on the Charities. There were ones near my house, near some schools quite close to the university that sold dozens of classics for 50pence each
>tfw i'll never find out if >>7757396 is a gril or not
>>7757639
Yeah, charity shops are the best, but you can find gems in Troutmark. There's a bunch of pretty decent charity shops in Roath.
>>7757651
Where abouts in Roath?
Also is Troutman expensive?
>>7757649
doesn't presently have a penis and didn't have one at any point in the past
and hopefully won't have one in the future
>>7757656
By that rather antiquated definition, it's a no!
>>7757655
Trout is more expensive.
>>7757657
damn
>>7757659
I just dig around Oxfam and stuff. It's v. hit or miss. I went to Wellfield Books in Roath and I found it too expensive and limited.
>>7757655
All along Albany Rd and streets around it. I remember there was a kind of church at a certain point, which sold farming equipment and in which street there was a great charity shop dedicated to kidneys hehe.
It's pretty close from the university, just cross the bridge (the one that crosses the rail towards the side with the Lidl) and go straight ahead. When you read the end just turn to your right and go straight ahead past the mosque and you will eventually reach that street.
>>7757673
>trying to get me mugged
Yeah, nah.
>>7757679
Those streets are full of people. I'm Portuguese, maybe that's why I never really felt threatened at any point, but damn, those streets didn't seem nowhere near expensive. They had some really good shop. I could buy 12 condoms for a pound there, brought dozens back home.
Don't be a pussy, it'll pay back
>>7757679
Anyone else not a /pussy/ here?
Anon I'm a white boy who got mugged in tijuana. The fools were too drunk to pick my pockets after they knocked me down and I got away.
Experience something outside your masturbation box
>>7757695
Dangerous not expensive. Cardiff is pussy town.
>>7757142
>you will NEVER share a cheap bottle of red wine with your qt Home Counties gf while listening to Cocteau Twins in her dorm with candles providing the only light
I've done this thoughexcept it was with a guy
>you will NEVER attend a formal ball with your qt Hermione-esque gf who blushes when she sees your reaction to the dress she's wearing
>you will NEVER have an hour-long discussion with a jaded, witty professor who finds you "utterly intriguing" and leave his office to find your qt gf pretending to read an advertisement pinned to his noticeboard
Thanks for making me want something I never knew I wanted
>>7757144
Shut up virgin
>>7757736
Nope, it certainly wasn't. Now get out of your house and go check those charities. Afraid of old muslims and junkies, what the hell man?
>>7757744
*isn't. Damn
>>7757744
I only leave my attend a lecture maybe twice a week. Otherwise I order everything for delivery and hide in my cupboard if my housemate's seem rowdy enough to pressure me to go out with them.
>>7757752
I had a couple of roommates like that. They even had people bring them their weed home. The streets are filled with garbage, but why not go for a walk sometimes. There are huge parks and London is 3 hours away
>>7757695
Are those condoms to be trusted? I would turn a guy down if I found out his condoms were that cheap.
>>7757769
They were great, wish i could grab a couple more of those. I'm paying too much money for them lately
>>7757769
I'm a girl btw ;)
>>7757781
H-haha, m-me too
>>7757787
It also depends on the guy i would assume
>>7757752
jesus christ i was not ready for this feel
also Albany Road is gr8 lads, the danger adds to the charm.
Is anyone else having difficulty accessing the Oxford Press website? It was slow, now I just get a "502 Proxy error" for everything I try to view.
>>7757833
Yeah, I’m getting it too.
>>7757833
yeah, it's not loading
>>7757833
I also have that. I'm also not seeing anything of things being reduced in price either.
It's probably errors from server overload.
I bought a bunch earlier.
Poetry Handbook
3 English history books from 1066 to 1485:
Shaping the Nation, Plantagenet England, Norman and Angevin king's
Illustrated history of medieval England
History of ancient Greece
Excited
>>7757781
Ahh okay. I have noticed they can be pricey. I've seen in Wilkos they had some ultra cheap but I decided against it.
Every Wednesday at this Uni they hand out free Durex so I've stocked up when I find a guy...
If I ever find a guy..
whats the website
>>7757142
I play viola though, it's not a great deal
>>7757861
Anon earlier in the thread said the discount is applied in cart with code LEAPYEAR
But I can't access anything either.
>>7758073
Thank you!
I can access it every so often, I'll give it a try
>>7758073
LEAPDAY, not LEAPEAR.
Well it took an hour of refreshing their site, but I got my order in. How'd I do?
:^)
>>7757147
what was it, fifty-seven? years...
>>7757172
what's the title bro
>>7757663
>not shagging up with a qt trap
Their website isn't working lads
ayyy can i get a linko to this pinko?
>>7758471
'no'
>>7757866
The History of Ancient Greece is the abridged version with the blue cover, or the complete one?
>>7758617
Yeah the abridged blue cover
>>7757367
You fucked up. The Oxford Divine Comedy is the worst. And regarding Tristram Shandy, The Penguin edition and Modern Library edition have far more notes which you need to understand it.
The code doesn't work at all for me - is it not for UK buyers?
>>7758738
It definitely is, UK here
>>7758738
Dammit, what am I doing wrong?! Why can't I just a simple website?!
Is the site down or is it just me?
site is still dying familia stop hammering thhe servers
>tfw can't even access my cart
Is it over, /lit/?
>>7758442
"A Great Great Essay"
the site's CHUGGIN
>>7757132
Its a picture, of course what it's supposed to represent and what it is are different. Its ink on paper, not a woman fingering herself. Ceci n'est pas une pipe and all that. Its entirely appropriate to say it looks like something and entirely inappropriate to say it is definitely something. If you want to be a fucking dilettante at least be correct.
>>7757142
>you will NEVER try to shitpost and fail as hard as this psuedpatrician
wew lads feels good man
Is the site down? I can't even make it past the home page without it going apeshit
Can Americans purchase without paying dumb stupid shipping prices?
>>7759132
if you keep refreshing it will eventually load
and then you do it again for the next time you try to open it
>>7759141
>Standard shipping charges for US orders is $5.50 for the first book and $1.50 for each additional book.
I think this is the charge, but I'm not sure because the site isn't working properly.
>>7757142
Done all of that, and I don't even attend Oxbridge.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>7759193
uh
>time in Greenwich: 23:38
>sale ends: 23:59
>>7759193
>mfw
I can't fucking believe it. I'm stuck at checkout and this shit ends in 2 min. Fucking Oxford.
i just got in. got the major words of pope, shelley, and wordworth, and pilgrim's progress. 30 bucks all in, not bad.
And it's over.
Fuck this gay earth. At least I didn't waste any money, I guess.
Apparently if you email [email protected], they'll send you a coupon you can use tomorrow
>>7759344
Source?
>>7759346
it's all over their twitter
nice
>>7759344
Just emailed them, hope you're not pulling me leg. If it doesn't work out, oh well, I'm poor anyway so shouldn't have bought anything in the first place.
>>7759346
Twitter only, but they repeatedly ask for people's email when they complain
https://twitter.com/OUPAcademic/with_replies?lang=en
>>7757639
>virgin soil
how is it? i've only read fathers and children and loved it.
>gondola
>formal ball
>old-fashioned bike
>viola
I'm not a fag so none of this appeals to me.
>>7758437
>that sentence in that book I can't remember
good lord, that was horrifying
>>7757142
I don't want your pathetic bourgeois fantasy to be my life. If I wanted to learn with the disgusting, overly-indulged twats that make up the average Oxford class I would just read a book in a fucking Burberry store.
