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John Betjeman

Born

in London, England

August 28, 1906

Died

August 19, 1984

Website

http://www.johnbetjeman.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Average rating: 3.9 · 2,313 ratings · 301 reviews · 231 distinct works • Similar authors

	Collected Poems 4.14 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 1958 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summoned by Bells by John Betjeman, Griff Rhys Jones (Foreword) 4.12 avg rating — 199 ratings — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Betjeman by John Betjeman, John Guest (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1978 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trains and Buttered Toast 3.60 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems by John Betjeman, Hugo Williams (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betjeman's England by John Betjeman, Stephen Games (Editor) 3.64 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tennis Whites and Teacakes by John Betjeman, Stephen Games (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lovely Bits of Old England: John Betjeman at the Telegraph really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Loved Poems of John Betjeman 3.54 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Poems by John Betjeman, John Piper (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.”
― John Betjeman

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“And marbled clouds go scudding by
The many-steepled London sky.”
― John Betjeman, Selected Poems

tags: london, poetry

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“Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn't fit for humans now,
There isn't grass to graze a cow.
Swarm over, Death!”
― John Betjeman

tags: everyday-is-like-sunday

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