Record Number: 22481

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[quotation from Maurice Bowra's Memoirs] The first time I met him [John Betjeman] he talked fluently about half forgotten authors of the nineteenth century - Sir Henry Taylor, Ebeneezer Elliott, Philip James Bailey, and Sir Lewis Morris'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1925 and 1 Jul 1928

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Oxford
specific address: Magdalen College

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Betjeman

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

28 Aug 1906

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

later poet

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Philip James Bailey

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22481

Source:

Print

Author:

Bevis Hillier

Editor:

n/a

Title:

John Betjeman. The Biography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2006

Vol:

n/a

Page:

57

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Bevis Hillier, John Betjeman. The Biography, (London, 2006), p. 57, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22481, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

Abridged version of Hillier's biography.