John Betjeman: The Biography

Zusatztext 'Hillier's [biography] has a wealth of often-hilarious detail that Wilson never touches on' Informationen zum Autor Bevis Hillier devoted more than twenty-five years to writing Betjeman`s life, a task entrusted to him by the poet himself. Like Betjeman he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. Later he joined The Times, became editor of The Connoisseur and a columnist on the Los Angeles Times, as well as writing for many other papers and journals. He edited Betjeman`s 'Uncollected Poems' now included in COLLECTED POEMS, compiled JOHN BETJEMAN: A LIFE IN PICTURES and is the author of YOUNG BETJEMAN, NEW FAME, NEW LIFE and THE BONUS OF LAUGHTER. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Hampshire. Klappentext John Betjeman was the best-loved English poet since Tennyson and became an institution - a 'teddy bear to the nation'. Zusammenfassung John Betjeman was the best-loved English poet since Tennyson and became an institution - a 'teddy bear to the nation'.

Product details

• Authors: Bevis Hillier
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780719564444
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6444-4
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Biography: writers, Non fiction: biographies, memoirs