20 FEBRUARY 1904, page 15

Is The Taste For Poetry Declining ?

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. " ] Srn,—Here are a few facts bearing on this question (see Spectator, February 13th). For twenty years I have managed a small book club, the......

Reappearing Rivers.

[To TEE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIB,—If the writer of your interesting article on " Reappear- ing Rivers " (Spectator, February 13th) were to visit the East Riding he would......

[to The Editor Op Thy " Spectator. "] Sie,—under The Above

heading Mr. Hamilton remarks in the Spectator of February 13th that nine retrievers out of ten will not touch a woodcock. Therein I must differ from him. During the past thirty......

The Life Of Galileo.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:'] SIE,'—In reply to Mr. Hewetson (Spectator of February 6th) may I point out that the words quoted by him occur in Galileo's letter to the......

A Lodge In The Wilderness.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—In your picturesque and fascinating article on "A Lodge in the Wilderness" in the Spectator of......

Retrievers And Woodcocks.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIE,—With reference to Mr. J. H. Hamilton's letter in the Spectator of February 13th, I think it is very evident that to most dogs the scent......