The Best of Betjeman

In addition to the best of Sir John’s poetry, this acclaimed selection includes prose that reveals him as architectural critic, social historian, conservationist, short-story writer, railway enthusiast, country lover, humorist, eccentric and Christian. Also included is a slightly abbreviated version of Metro-land, one of several highly successful television films for which Sir John wrote the scripts and in which he personally appeared as narrator. John Guests appreciative understanding of his subject makes this an outstanding anthology.