13 NOVEMBER 1926, page 18

Two Notable American Novels [to The Editor Of The...

SIR,—Americans give a generous welcome to good English novels. It is difficult for us sometimes to reciprocate, because their output is large and much of it passes us by. I......

An Open Letter To Mr. John Erskine.

My Dear Sir, — You have written in The Private Life. of Helen of Troy, a great book, which will live. It is a mine of humour and wisdom, but it is much more than that.. Many of......

The Lost Cult Of Beauty

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, Would you please publish the following open letter which I have written to Mr. John Erskine, the author of The Private Life of Helen of......

The Late Dr. Edwin A. Abbott

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin s —While desiring to express my gratitude to Mr. Brockle, hurst for his letter appearing in your issue of October 30th, may I venture to......

- The English Church At Hamburg

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The settlement at Hamburg of the Company of Merchant Adventurers and the establishment of the British Factory dates from the year 1567.......

American English [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...

John Ervine's article on this subject which has appeared (under the title " Yep ") in last week's Spectator, is, in my opinion, open to much criticism. To say, for instance,......

Worcester V. Worcester • [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sim,—Some of your readers may be glad to hear of the success which has crowned the efforts of the Worcester County (Mass.) Sportsmanship Brotherhood in sending over an amateur......

Falstaff's Death Words [to The Editor Of The Sams-axon.]...

reviewer, "R. J.," in criticizing Shakespeare's play of Henry V, alludes to " that exquisite speech, wherein Mrs. Quickly tells of Falstaff's death words, whose per- fection in......