19 MAY 1939, page 23

The Burning Of Washington

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sit,—In a recent discussion on the burning of Washington in the War of 1812-15, in The Spectator, no allusion is Made to the fact that it was......

The Final Wordsworth

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta, — Your reviewer's words that the later letters of Words- worth contain — " remarks on his own poetry ; glimpses of his kindness to young......

Views On Mr. Joyce

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] S1R,—I am surprised to read the impertinent note in your last issue which is offered as a review of Finnegans Wake. I fully appreciate the......

The Bicycle In Wartime

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR, —How are important civilian workers, particularly those in factories producing food or war supplies, going to get to work if war comes? A......

Germans By Race

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Snt,—You say, on May 12th, that the democracies clung to the be:ief that Herr Hitler's aim was "simply to extend the frontiers of the Reich till......