{"id":2305,"date":"2025-06-25T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:49:15","slug":"alexandra-strnads-the-wykehamist-published-by-black-spring-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?p=2305","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Strnad&#8217;s The Wykehamist published by Black Spring Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/?attachment_id=2306\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?fit=990%2C1519&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"990,1519\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheWykehamistfrontcover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?fit=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?fit=667%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"2306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?resize=667%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?resize=667%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?resize=768%2C1178&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.conted.ox.ac.uk\/mstcw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TheWykehamistfrontcover.webp?w=990&amp;ssl=1 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSt team are delighted to celebrate the publication of Alexandra Strnad&#8217;s <em>The Wykehamist<\/em>, in a really beautiful edition with a cover design referencing classic crime novels of the mid-twentieth century. You can order the novel direct from the publisher <a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MSt team are delighted to celebrate the publication of Alexandra Strnad&#8217;s The Wykehamist, in a really beautiful edition with a cover design referencing classic crime novels of the mid-twentieth century. 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