£20.53 Paperback
GOING FOR A SONG is a very witty, often hilarious, anthology of poems about collecting antiquities, and their collectors. Wit 94 illustrations and 104 poems, from the extremely funny to the most rarefied, they range from the 16th century to the 21st, and from John Gay and Byron to Wendy Cope. This is a most original and erudite anthology, destined to become a classic.
“What a joy - an absolute joy, GOING FOR A SONG is so original.”
“Most civilised book of the season is Bevis Hillier’s GOING FOR A SONG.”
“I have been greatly enjoying Bevis Hillier’s anthology of poems on antiques. No one else could have put together such an original collection of amusement and scholarship. He seems to have had a great deal of fun assembling it - and it will give fun to his many readers.”
“I don’t know what to admire most - the wit, the elegance or the astounding range of literary knowledge. The drawings are pretty fantastic too.”