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My Oxford Year: A Novel
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Chapters 14-18Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide features depictions of illness, death, sexual content, and substance use.
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 14 begins with a quote from “Untitled” by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, 1855.
Jamie brings Ella to the house he inherited from his aunt Charlotte. It is a mansion with a ballroom, and Jamie says he intends to restore it and donate it, turning it into a museum.
Ella examines portraits of Jamie’s family going back decades, including one showing Jamie, his brother, his mother, and his father. Jamie brings her to the dining room, and Ella thinks Jamie did not bring her to his house sooner to avoid misunderstandings. Jamie serves dinner, Ella loves it, and Jamie confesses that the family cook taught him. Jamie admits that his family is very wealthy and resists Ella’s questions about his parents. Ella jokingly says she discussed Jamie with her mother. Jamie says he likes Ella, and she says she likes him back. They leave dinner to have sex.
Ella and Jamie go to the Happy Cod for breakfast, and Ella is confused, having slept in Jamie’s bed for the first time. Simon is happy to see them together and encourages Ella to pursue Jamie. Martin, a friend of Jamie’s, comes in and greets them, introducing them to his fiancée, Sophie.
