A Showman’s Odyssey

Saturday 16 July 2022

By Milly Ayers

Abstract: In this article, Ayers explores how she came to become the first person from a Showman’s background to study Classics at Oxford. She discusses her motivations for taking her degree and her hopes for her time at university.

Online Journal Article in: Antigone Journal (online). April, 2021.

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