Trains and Buttered Toast by John Betjeman

Trains and Buttered Toast by John Betjeman

Betjeman's infectious enthusiasms have made him a keystone of England's common culture.

'A real treat.. A lovely, lovely anthology' * Daily Mail, Val Hennessy, Critic's Choice *
'Games... has produced a volume which no Betjemaniac will be without.' * Evening Standard: A.N. Wilson *
'What a joy' * Sunday Herald Magazine *
'Beautifully produced... Betjeman was evidently a comic writer of the highest class' * Guardian *
'Excellent' * Spectator *
'Informative and entertaining' * Scotsman *
'In Trains and Buttered Toast Betjeman's voice is gloriously new again' * The Times *
'Stephen Games has made a useful, entertaining selection of Betjeman's radio talks' * Sunday Telegraph *

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 was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, made documentaries for BBC Radio 3 and was the first arts correspondent on the Independent. He has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and deputy editor of the RIBA Journal.

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ISBN 13	9780719561276
ISBN 10	0719561272
Title	Trains and Buttered Toast
Author	John Betjeman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Murray Press
Year published	2007-06-14
Number of pages	368
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