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    Tennis Whites and Teacakes

    £10.99

    The real England, the real John Betjeman

    ISBN: 9780719569043
    AuthorBetjeman, John
    PublisherNameJohn Murray Press
    Pub Date12/06/2008
    BindingPaperback
    Pages464
    Availability: In Stock

    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.

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    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.