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Summoned by Bells a Life In Verse

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'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 narrative style poignantly describes the pains and pleasures of growing up. In the much-loved tones of Sir John himself, this magnificent autobiography in verse captures the voice of the late Poet Laureate. 'Summoned by Bells can hardly help being a landmark... one seems to be living his childhood and boyhood with him' - Stephen Spender.

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Publisher: BBC Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781408499986
  • File size: 57732 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2008
  • Duration: 02:00:16

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781408499986
  • File size: 57826 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2008
  • Duration: 02:00:16
  • Number of parts: 2

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subjects

Fiction Poetry

Languages

English

'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 narrative style poignantly describes the pains and pleasures of growing up. In the much-loved tones of Sir John himself, this magnificent autobiography in verse captures the voice of the late Poet Laureate. 'Summoned by Bells can hardly help being a landmark... one seems to be living his childhood and boyhood with him' - Stephen Spender.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    BBC Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781408499986
    File size: 57732 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2008
    Duration: 02:00:16

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781408499986
    File size: 57826 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2008
    Duration: 02:00:16
    Number of parts: 2

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English