by Bevis Hillier (Author)
John Betjeman was without question the most popular poet of the twentieth century and his poems have been bought and read by millions. He opened eyes to what before him had seemed ordinary, but is now unforgettable. There is no poet remotely like him and this first volume of Bevis Hillier's authoritative biography grants an exceptional insight to the life and times of the nation's best loved poet.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: New
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 03 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0719564883
ISBN 13: 9780719564888
Book Overview: Bevis Hillier is also the author of John Betjeman: New Fame, New Love , the compiler of John Betjeman: A Life in Pictures and the editor of Betjeman's Uncollected Poems .