by John Betjeman · tapa dura · ISBN 9780413669407
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«John Betjeman Letters: 1951 to 1984» is the second volume of John Betjeman's letters, ed. by Candida Lycett Green, hardcover, 448 pages, in English.
Letters by the British poet John Betjeman written between 1951 and 1984, selected and annotated by his daughter Candida Lycett Green. These letters deal with poetry, religion, architecture and urban planning; they recount travels through the United States and Australia and include exchanges with writers such as T. S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh and Philip Larkin.
John Betjeman's complete correspondence consists of two volumes; the first covers 1926-1951. This edition includes a bibliography and indexes.
For those interested in twentieth-century English poetry, literary correspondence and the defense of Britain's architectural heritage.
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first president of The Hackney Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.
