Summoned by bells / John Betjeman
1960, First edition. London; Murray. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #340619
Physical description: 97 pages; 22 cm. Contents:
Before MCMXIV -- The dawn of guilt -- Highgate -- Cornwall in childhood -- Private school -- London -- Marlborough -- Cornwall in adolescence -- The opening world. Subjects:
Betjeman, John 1906-1984; Poetry. 20th century. Genre:
English poetry - 20th century. Summary: John Betjeman has written his autobiography. It is, as one would have hoped, in verse--the clear, captivating, unabashedly musical verse which has made Betjeman one of the best loved English poets since Tennyson. It shines, as one would expect with the poet's love for the English countryside, his delight in the small good things of life, his sure eye for the comical in himself and in others. Above all, it is the touching story of a boy's growth to manhood.
Price: €18.95