16 DECEMBER 1955, page 18

The Man Who Went To Dinner ? Sir,—in His Review

of Mr•. Gorley Putt's View from Atlantis your contributor writes: 'Mr. Gorley Putt's twenty years' acquaintance with America has softened the piercing visitor's- squint that......

Unofficial Secrets

SIR,—We were extremely interested in Pharos's remarks (November 18) on the recent letter of Admiral Sir William James in The Times touching on the crypto-censorship of books......

Witches

SIR,—The reference in 'A Spectator's Note- 'book' to the current Sunday Pictorial sensa- tion, 'Virgin Births,' prompts me to wonder how so egregious a newspaper as the......

Contemporary Arts

Theatre HAMLES. By William Shakespeare. (Phoenix.) HAMLET without the Prince of Denmark is notoriously an empty play. Peter Brook's new production returning with snow on its......

English As She Is Wrote Sir,—immediately On The Italian Side

of the Brenner the Military Authorities for the Defence of the Brenner Pass Zone [sic] have erected a very conspicuous notice board which proclaims: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO EFFECT......

Italian As She Is Wrote

SIR,—Italian ecclesiastical authorities are sometimes funny even when they use their own language. About twenty-five years ago, I saw in the porch of a church at Parma a notice,......

Sir,—i Am Grateful For Mr, Watson's Interest- Ing Review Of

my book on Charlotte Brontë, Passionate Search. On one point I feel that 1 have been misunderstood. In writing of Emily's 'coming to terms' with life I meant this as applying......