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Summoned by Bells is an autobiography written in prose by Sir [[Author::John Betjeman]]. A short letter from Sir John Betjeman to [[author::Robert Maugham]] <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Maugham,_2nd_Viscount_Maugham</ref>, the novelist and playwright (e.g. The Servant)and nephew of [[author::William Somerset Maughan]] is attached in side the frount page of the book. Written in 1955, it might be possible that Betjeman was referring to Maugham's newly published book called "Behind the Mirror". Betjeman had written a review of the book in the Daily Telegraph in which is said ‘Robin Maugham can write ... the sincerity of the author and his gift of narrative and brief[ly], certain powers of describing a scene, character make him a fiction addict's delight.' | Summoned by Bells is an autobiography written in prose by Sir [[Author::John Betjeman]]. A short letter from Sir John Betjeman to [[author::Robert Maugham]] <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Maugham,_2nd_Viscount_Maugham</ref>, the novelist and playwright (e.g. The Servant)and nephew of [[author::William Somerset Maughan]] is attached in side the frount page of the book. Written in 1955, it might be possible that Betjeman was referring to Maugham's newly published book called "Behind the Mirror". Betjeman had written a review of the book in the Daily Telegraph in which is said ‘Robin Maugham can write ... the sincerity of the author and his gift of narrative and brief[ly], certain powers of describing a scene, character make him a fiction addict's delight.' | ||
Betjeman later contributed five sonnets for Maugham's novel "The Barrier" in 1973 | |||
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Background details
Summoned by Bells is an autobiography written in prose by Sir John Betjeman. A short letter from Sir John Betjeman to Robert Maugham [1], the novelist and playwright (e.g. The Servant)and nephew of William Somerset Maughan is attached in side the frount page of the book. Written in 1955, it might be possible that Betjeman was referring to Maugham's newly published book called "Behind the Mirror". Betjeman had written a review of the book in the Daily Telegraph in which is said ‘Robin Maugham can write ... the sincerity of the author and his gift of narrative and brief[ly], certain powers of describing a scene, character make him a fiction addict's delight.'
Betjeman later contributed five sonnets for Maugham's novel "The Barrier" in 1973
First published by Murray in 1960.
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Book Details
- Category: Antique Books
- Purchased: 2015
- Price Paid: $60.00"$" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
- First Edition?: Yes
- Condition?: Excellent
- Comments: UK first edition
