If asked to picture Oxford's Famous Faces, not many people would choose Tony Blair. But - along with Bill Clinton, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito - he is one of the latest additions in a new edition of the book Oxford's Famous Faces (Oxface, £4.99) by John Dougill, first produced in 1987.
The author has produced a profile arguing that Oxford had a profound influence on the Prime Minister, since it was here that he met the Anglican cleric Peter Thompson, who sparked his interest in Christian socialism.
Most of the "names" are those more traditionally associated with Oxford, from J. R. R. Tolkien to Oscar Wilde. The author says: "My favourite part of Oxford is Port Meadow. . . Charles I rode across it, Matthew Arnold took his children for walks, Kenneth Grahame played cricket there and T.E. Lawrence excavated one of the prehistoric mounds."
The book now has a new introduction, 33 mini-biographies, plus a map and tour guide taking in the places where Oxford's famous faces lived and worked.
Instead of using colour photographs of the subjects, the publisher commissioned line drawings by Oxford artist Wendy Skinner Smith.
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