Fictional

colleges A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ...

are found in many modern novels, films, and other works of fiction, probably because they allow the author greater licence for invention and a reduced risk of being accused of libel or slander, as might happen if the author depicted unsavory events as occurring at a real-life institution. Below is a list of some of the fictional colleges of the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

''His Dark Materials''

Philip Pullman's '' His Dark Materials'' novels feature a number of fictional Oxford colleges, most notably Jordan College, including: *Broadgates Hall College *Cardinal's College *Foxe College *Gabriel College *Jordan College *Queen Philippa's College *St Michael's College *St Scholastica's College *St Sophia's College *Wordsworth College *Wykeham College

Inspector Morse

The Inspector Morse series of books by

Colin Dexter Norman Colin Dexter (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer known for his ''Inspector Morse'' series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, ''Inspector Morse'', fro ...

is predominantly set within Oxford and its environs, including the University. Consequently, many fictional colleges are named. The derived television series, '' Inspector Morse'', '' Lewis'' and ''

Endeavour Endeavour or endeavor may refer to: People Fictional characters * Endeavour Morse, central character of the ''Inspector Morse'' novels by Colin Dexter * Endeavor, the hero name for the character Enji Todoroki from the anime series ''My Hero A ...

'', continued this practice. ''T''=TV series

''Jude the Obscure''

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Word ...

's novel '' Jude the Obscure'' is set in Christminster, "Wessex", a thinly fictionalized version of Oxford, and mentions the following colleges of Christminster University: *Biblioll College ( Balliol) *Cardinal CollegeHardy 1994 Part 6 Chapter 9 ( Christ Church) *Crozier College ( Oriel?) *Oldgate CollegeHardy 1994 Part 6 Chapter 11 ( New College) *Rubric College (

Brasenose Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

?) *Sarcophagus College *Tudor College

''Loss and Gain''

Loss and Gain ''Loss and Gain'' is a philosophical novel by John Henry Newman published in 1848. It depicts the culture of Oxford University in the mid-Victorian era and the conversion of a young student to Roman Catholicism. The novel went through nine editi ...

'' by St

John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, intellectual, philosopher, polymath, historian, writer, scholar and poet, first as an Anglican ministry, Anglican priest and later as a Catholi ...

tells the story of the conversion of Charles Reding, an Oxford student, to

Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

. In the novel, Newman creates the following colleges: *Saint Saviour's (the college of the main character, Charles Reding) *All Saints *Leicester College *Nun's Hall

Other works

Fictional library

* In Ben Aaronovitch's ''

Rivers of London Rivers of London may refer to * Blue Ribbon Network, a policy element of the London Plan relating to the navigable waterways of London * ''Rivers of London'' (novel), a 2011 urban fantasy novel by Ben Aaronovitch :* Peter Grant (book series) - t ...

'' series, Oxford's

Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second- ...

has a secret part, known and accessible only to practitioners of Magic and containing among other things the secret writings of

Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the grea ...

on this subject.

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