18 OCTOBER 1957, page 18

Nationalism In Russia Sir.—i Am Afraid I Missed Mr....

letter, as he missed mine. But may I, even this late, at least say that a rereading of Mr. Barraclough's original review does not justify his claim that all he said or implied......

Si, — I Am One Of The Thousands Of Ordinary Shoppet? Who

have recently joined the Consumer Council , about which Leslie Adrian is apparently so informed. I joined it because its Shopper's Guide tells tn e , (for instance) which......

Who Wrote Shakespeare?

SIR, — Your reviewer, in his list of those who almost certainly wrote the works of Shakespeare, forgot to mention that distinguished Frenchman Monsieur Jacques Pierre.—Yours......

Sir, - 1 Am Surprised That Mr. Kingsley Amis, In His Article

on Jane Austen, should have made a notable misstatement. He claims that Edmund (in Mansfield Park) was shocked by Mary Crawford's reference, in company, to her uncle's......

Passchen Da E Le

SIR, — I have read with interest the article in your paper of October 4, 'The Campaign in the Mud,' which states that the name of Passchendaele has 'evoked more loathing and......

Sir, — Qt Is Little Use,' Writes Mr. Anthony Hart Le !:...

properly, 'coming to Rome unless Y ° '', have a sense of history.' Alas, his own sense ° . 1 f history is as naive as his reactions to the citY he imagines the Saracens never......

A Penny For The Guy

Sta,—During a brief visit to London, I was disturbe d , by grubby urchins soliciting 'A penny for the gl'Y', 1 wonder why November 5 should always be precedo by organised......

Mansfield Park Sir, — Mr. Kingsley Amis Is Very Unjust To...

Price in his review 'What Became of Jane Austen?' Whom does he include in the 'numerous company' to whom Fanny does not wish to be civil? Henry Craw- ford is the only person to......

Sir,—your Sane Assessment Of Our Divorce Laws In 'divorce...

After' is timely. The recent report of the Royal Commission on Marriage and Divorce fitted into the familiar governmental pattern for dealing with awkward social problems. The......