Young Betjeman by Bevis Hillier
Young Betjeman opens Bevis Hillier's biographical trilogy of John Betjeman. It was first published in 1988 and has been reissued to accompany John Betjeman: New Fame, New Love, which deals with the poet at the peak of his success.
'Utterly compelling..Bevis Hillier is the brilliant chef of this orgy' -- John Bayley, London Magazine 'A delicious volume which takes the late Laureate from birth to marriage' -- Ferdinand Mount, Sunday Telegraph
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719545313 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719545315 |
| Title | Young Betjeman |
| Author | Bevis Hillier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 1988-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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