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PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux

ISBN-100374111987

ISBN-139780374111984

eBay Product ID (ePID)54044157

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Book TitleBetjeman : Alife

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicGeneral, Poetry, Literary

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorA. N. Wilson

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight25.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.2 in

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ReviewsPraise forThe Victorians: "The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard,Chicago Tribune "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." --The Economist, Praise for "The Victorians: "" ""The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard, "Chicago Tribune""" "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." --"The Economist", Praise for The Victorians: "The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard, Chicago Tribune "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." --The Economist, Praise for The Victorians: "The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard, Chicago Tribune "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." -- The Economist, Praise for "The Victorians: "" ""The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard, "Chicago Tribune""" "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." --"The Economist", Praise for The Victorians: "The ideal conductor of a guided tour through British politics, society and culture as it displayed itself during the reign of Queen Victoria...Incapable of writing a dull sentence, and appearing to have read everything of pertinence to his vast subject, Wilson never shrinks from fully engaging his materials." --William H. Pritchard, Chicago Tribune "A vivid portrait of Victorian Britain and Britons...the kind of book that turns people on to history." -- The Economist

SynopsisJohn Betjeman was by far the most popular poet of the twentieth century; his collected poems sold more than two million copies. As poet laureate of England, he became a national icon, but behind the public man were doubts and demons. The poet best known for writing hymns of praise to athletic middle-class girls on the tennis courts led a tempestuous emotional life. For much of his fifty-year marriage to Penelope Chetwode, the daughter of a field marshal, Betjeman had a relationship with Elizabeth Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. Betjeman, a devout Anglican, was tormented by guilt about the storms this emotional triangle caused."" "Betjeman," published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the poet's birth, is the first to use fully the vast archive of personal material relating to his private life, including literally hundreds of letters written by his wife about their life together and apart. Here too are chronicled his many friendships, ranging from " Bosie" Douglas to the young satirists of "Private Eye," from the Mitford sisters to the Crazy Gang. This is a celebration of a much-loved poet, a brave campaigner for architecture at risk, and a highly popular public performer. Betjeman was the classic example of the melancholy clown, whose sadness found its perfect mood music in the hymns of a poignant Anglicanism., John Betjeman was by far the most popular poet of the twentieth century; his collected poems sold more than two million copies. As poet laureate of England, he became a national icon, but behind the public man were doubts and demons. The poet best known for writing hymns of praise to athletic middle-class girls on the tennis courts led a tempestuous emotional life. For much of his fifty-year marriage to Penelope Chetwode, the daughter of a field marshal, Betjeman had a relationship with Elizabeth Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. Betjeman, a devout Anglican, was tormented by guilt about the storms this emotional triangle caused. Betjeman , published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the poet's birth, is the first to use fully the vast archive of personal material relating to his private life, including literally hundreds of letters written by his wife about their life together and apart. Here too are chronicled his many friendships, ranging from "Bosie" Douglas to the young satirists of Private Eye , from the Mitford sisters to the Crazy Gang. This is a celebration of a much-loved poet, a brave campaigner for architecture at risk, and a highly popular public performer. Betjeman was the classic example of the melancholy clown, whose sadness found its perfect mood music in the hymns of a poignant Anglicanism., Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of poet John Betjeman's birth, this biography is the first to use fully the vast archive of personal material relating to his private life, including literally hundreds of letters written by his wife about their life together and apart.