by John Betjeman · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781781310120
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«Lovely Bits of Old England: John Betjeman at the Telegraph» is a selection of writings by John Betjeman, published by Aurum Press in hardback.
The volume brings together contributions Betjeman published in The Telegraph over a quarter of a century: reviews of Ian Fleming, Nancy Mitford and J. D. Salinger, warnings against office blocks and motorways, and elegies for Norman churches and St Pancras station.
Selection by Gavin Fuller and foreword by Christopher Howse. It has 256 pages and was published in 2012.
Of interest to readers of British culture and architecture, as well as to those who value literary journalism and the work of John Betjeman.
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first president of The Hackney Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.
