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TENNIS WHITES AND TEACAKES
John Betjeman
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Description for TENNIS WHITES AND TEACAKES
Paperback. The real England, the real John Betjeman Editor(s): Games, Mr. Stephen. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Tennis Whites and Teacakes brings together the best of Betjeman's poetry, private letters, journalism and musings to present a fully rounded picture of what he stood for. From his arguments for new steel buildings to his amusement about the etiquette of village teashops, it reveals Betjeman not just as a sentimentalist but as a passionate observer with a wonderful sense of humour and an acute eye.
Tennis Whites and Teacakes brings together the best of Betjeman's poetry, private letters, journalism and musings to present a fully rounded picture of what he stood for. From his arguments for new steel buildings to his amusement about the etiquette of village teashops, it reveals Betjeman not just as a sentimentalist but as a passionate observer with a wonderful sense of humour and an acute eye.
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719569043
SKU
V9780719569043
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About John Betjeman
John Betjeman was born in 1906 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. His gave his first radio talk in 1932; future appearances made him into a national celebrity. He was knighted in 1969 and became poet laureate in 1972. He died in 1984. Stephen Games writes about in architecture and language. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, ... Read more
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