Undaunted - New Bookshop in Oxford
Undaunted - New Bookshop in Oxford By Sophie Duncan Photographs by Elizabeth Perry Summertown has been without its own book shop since 2018 when the Book House, on South Parade, closed its doors after nearly 40 years of service. Sadly the impact of Kindle and Amazon proved a fatal blow for this much loved establishment. How will Daunt, which opened to the public on August 1 this year survive, where the Book House failed? When the first Daunt bookshop opened in Marylebone in 1990 it was a specialist travel book shop. There are now several branches and most recently Daunt, Oxford. The travel and place-specific theme still informs the layout of every Daunt bookshop. “Opening this summer when people have had difficulties with their holiday plans has been timely for a bookshop with a travel theme,” reflects Elizabeth Perry, the shop’s manager. “Customers that would have been looking for books to take on holiday, are instead holidaying vicariously through literature” Shelving sectio