19 NOVEMBER 1937, page 15

A Hundred Years Ago " The Spectator," November 18th, 1837.

The Queen's presence has shed a lustre over the two patent houses this week ; and the players, who do not hold lightly their priv il ege of basking in the sunshine of Royalty,......

West Highland Interlude

By L. A. G. STRONG T HE rain had lifted, and everything was still. The sea was pale as a sheet. Grey rain-clouds hung like shawls over the islands, and drew their fringes softly......

Marginal Comments

By A. L. ROWSE I AM shocked to see that Sydenham House, one of the few remaining Elizabethan houses in the West Country, is still in danger. It is always melancholy to hear of a......