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  • Lovely Bits of Old England

    John Betjeman at The Telegraph

    by John Betjeman ...
    Series series Telegraph Books
    John Betjeman began writing for the Telegraph in 1951 and continued to do so for a quarter of a century. During that time Britain underwent profound social and cultural changes. In architecture, grand Victorian edifices were pulled down to make way for gleaming brutalist monuments to the Future. In literature, a new generation of angry young men (and women) challenged convention head on. In music, ... Read more

    $22.39 CAD

  • John Betjeman Collected Poems

    by John Betjeman ...
    Collected Poems made publishing history when it first appeared, and has now sold more than two million copies, to an ever-growing readership. This newly expanded edition includes Betjeman's verse autobiography, Summoned by Bells. With a new Introduction by Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, Collected Poems is the definitive Betjeman companion. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • First and Last Loves

    by John Betjeman ...
    'Oh prams on concrete balconies, what will your children see? Oh white and antiseptic life in school and home and clinic, oh soul-destroying job with handy pension, oh loveless life of safe monotony, why were you created?'First and Last Loves is a collection of Betjeman's essays on architecture, first published to coincide with an exhibition at the Soane Museum, and a worthwhile volume in its own ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD

  • Ghastly Good Taste

    Or, a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture

    by John Betjeman ...
    'My own interest started in seeking out what was old. When the guide told me that this was the bed in which Queen Elizabeth slept, I believed him. When owners of country cottages in Suffolk told me their cottage was a thousand years old, I believed them too. I thought that this or that church was the smallest in England, and that secret passages ran under ruined monasteries, so that monks could ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD

  • Betjeman's England

    by John Betjeman, Stephen Games ...
    For more than half a century Betjeman's writings have awakened readers to the intimacy of English places - from the smell of gaslight in suburban churches, to the hissing of backwash on a shingle beach. Betjeman is England's greatest topologist: whether he's talking about a townhall or a teashop, he gets to the nub of what makes unexpected places unique.This new collection of his writings, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Betjeman’s Best British Churches

    by Sir John Betjeman, Richard Surman ...
    A beautiful and practical up-to-date guide to over two thousand of Britain’s best parish churches.Although now most famous for his poetry, Sir John Betjeman’s great passion was churches. For over fifty years his guide, regularly updated, has been the eminent authority and the most distinguished guide to the best churches to visit.This edition, in full colour throughout and illustrated with over ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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    Summoned By Bells A Life In Verse

    by John Betjeman ...
    Narrated by John Betjeman ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours

    'For myself/ I knew as soon as I could read and write/ That I must be a poet. Even today,/ When all the way from Cambridge comes a wind/ To blow the lamps out every time they're lit/ I know that I must light mine up again.' From his earliest boyhood memories of Highgate and Archibald, his old stuffed bear, through to his undergraduate years at Oxford and his early career, John Betjeman’s unique ... Read more

    $9.22 CAD

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    Betjeman's Britain Poems From The BBC Archive

    by BBC, John Betjeman ...
    Narrated by John Betjeman ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 3 min

    Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates. Even after his death, his popularity continues to garner acclaim and new admirers. Fortunately, he left behind a legacy of poetry readings and performances in the BBC archives that can be enjoyed in this comprehensive collection. Selected from over thirty years of radio and television programmes, this compilation includes the ... Read more

    $11.07 CAD

  • Audiobook

    John Betjeman A First Class Collection

    by John Betjeman ...
    Narrated by John Betjeman, Andrew Motion, Derek Jacobi, Miriam Margolyes, Samuel West, Stephen Fry, Susan Jameson ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 23 min

    Sir John Betjeman’s unique relationship with the BBC left a lasting legacy of poetry, readings and performances. A First Class Collection features a selection of some of his most memorable and best-loved poetry. Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and over a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim and admiration. Some of his fascinating BBC Archive ... Read more

    $11.07 CAD

  • Audiobook

    John Betjeman In His Own Words

    by John Betjeman ...
    Narrated by John Betjeman ...
    Series series In Their Own Words

    Unabridged

    1 hour 49 min

    In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, John Betjeman (Poet Laureate 1972) talks about his life and career as one of the foremost poets of the 20th Century.The interviews included are: Asian Club, broadcast on BBC Radio, 7 July 1959 (featuring Arthur Russell and studio audience); People of Today, broadcast on BBC Radio, 24 December 1959 (featuring Irene ... Read more

    $16.60 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Poetry of War

    by Dylan Thomas, Thomas Hardy, WB Yeats, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Ted Hughes, John Betjeman ...
    Narrated by Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford, David King ...
    Series series Argo Classics

    Unabridged

    1 hour 45 min

    William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.A collection of the greatest war poetry ever written, read by some of the 20th century’s most ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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  • Best-Loved Poems

    by John Boyes ...
    ... poetry is the blossom and the fragrancy of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.' Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThis glorious celebration of classic poetry features verse from around the English-speaking world. Carefully selected and divided into themed sections, the poems encompass the wealth of human experience - love, death, youth, old age, nature, travel and ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus