BETJEMAN John - TLS 1975 expressing his admiration for William Blake Category_ArtJohn BETJEMAN (1906 1984) Typed Letter Signed (John Betjeman) to Jocelyn Glanfield, replying to her letter which had obviously expressed admiration for the poet. 1 page 4to, 29 Radnor Walk, SW3, 30 July 1975. It was very nice indeed to get your letter. You are a generous person to praise another poet and a real artist in thinking you are not very good. Its only the people who think they are good who arent any good, and if you like Clare, you must be
In the Scotch Kirks when the bell is rung on Sabbath morning to assemble the worshipers
The Russians wanted to show us that they shared in the celebrations and at night the heights occupied by them seemed crowned with fires
where he and his wife were killed in 1812 by a servant who had been dismissed
on the road - watched them shelling our aeroplanes – visited many ruined towns &c &c &c
Autograph Letter Signed (“le Gal
the first to Lord Knutsford
21 Army Group
introducing the era of inexpensive sheet music
“I beg to offer you my best thanks for your kind attention in sending me an early copy of the recent publication of your Indian correspondence
Autograph Letter Signed (“AH Layard”) to an unidentified lady
I am sorry I am such an ass
Trans: “Your kind letter of the 10th with the invitation to have a radio interview on 22 May next
