Tennis Whites and Teacakes
$38.15
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2008
Summary
Tennis Whites and Teacakes: The Best of Betjeman’s England
Betjeman’s England is a place of patriotic poets and seaside coves, provincial cathedrals and eccentric dons. For fifty years, Betjeman celebrated the glories of Englishness and what it meant to be English. Against a tide of rapid change, he unearthed forgotten heroes, bygone haunts and old-fashioned modes of thought. But as this original collection reveals, his appeal goes far beyond simple nostalgia. It lies in his passion…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719569043 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719569044 |
| Author: | John Betjeman, Stephen Games |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 371g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 36mm |
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A real treat … a lovely, lovely anthology. “Daily Mail,” on “Trains and Buttered Toast””Excellent. “Spectator,” on “Trains and Buttered Toast””Games … has produced a volume which no Betjemaniac will be without. “Evening Standard,” on “Trains and Buttered Toast””Informative and entertaining. “Scotsman,” on “Trains and Buttered Toast””“A real treat … a lovely, lovely anthology.” –“Daily Mail”, on “Trains and Buttered Toast”“Excellent.” –“Spectator”, on “Trains and Buttered Toast”“Games … has produced a volume which no Betjemaniac will be without.” –“Evening Standard”, on “Trains and Buttered Toast”“Informative and entertaining.” –“Scotsman”, on “Trains and Buttered Toast”
About The Author
John Betjeman
John Betjeman was born in 1906 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He 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 architecture and language. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, made documentaries for BBC Radio 3 and has worked for the Independent, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and was deputy editor of the RIBA Journal. In 2002, he edited the radio talks of Nikolaus Pevsner.
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