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Tennis Whites and Teacakes

Stephen Games

John Betjeman

Tennis Whites and Teacakes brings together the best of Betjeman's poetry private letters journalism and musings to present a fully rounded picture of what he stood for. From his arguments for new steel buildings to his amusement about the etiquette of village teashops it reveals Betjeman not just as a sentimentalist but as a passionate observer with a wonderful sense of humour and an acute eye.>

Classification : Poetry
Pub Date : JAN 1, 2007
Imprint : John Murray
Page Extent : 464
Binding : PB
ISBN : 9780719569043
Price : INR 1,050

Stephen Games

John Betjeman

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.