In what year was the English poet, writer, and broadcaster who described himself in "Who's Who" as a "poet and hack", and had a poem included in the 1956 book "Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy", appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom?
Noblesse Oblige (book) Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy (1956) is a book that purports to be edited by Nancy Mitford, illustrated by Osbert Lancaster, caricaturist of English manners, and published by Hamish Hamilton. The anthology comprises four brief essays by Nancy Mitford, Alan S. C. Ross, “Strix” and Christopher Sykes, a letter by Evelyn Waugh, and a poem by John Betjeman.
Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as "Poems and Ballads", and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the "Encyclopædia Britannica".