Further Reading
- Former Second Master and Housemaster Donald Willis published several books of autobiography. His first 'Eggshells and Tea Leaves' (Robert Dugdale, 1981) recounted the story of his early life in Oxford in the 1920s and 30's before going on to recall his wartime experiences as an officer in the Royal Artillery serving in many theatres of the war, including the Italian campaign, in which he was mentioned in dispatches. This together with his other books, 'Early Days in Oxford' outlining in more detail life in Oxford from 1916 to 1940, 'A Song On A Bugle Blown' describing life at Abingdon School after the second world war, and an historical novel 'Storm Clouds Over Ireland' were all written following a series of severe strokes which forced his early retirement from Abingdon School.
- Waste Court House and Lacies Court Abingdon School Misc. Finds 1997–1998 and Waste Court House Abingdon School Final Report (Evans, R.T.J and Excell, P.P.), concerning archaeological investigations at the school.
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