22 JUNE 1956, page 14

'the Outsider'

SIR, — Mr. Amis, in his review of The Outsider, recalls the render, Mr. Pickwick, as a model to emulate. In the next paragraph he lists private incomes as being one of the......

Stage Designing

S1R,—Your drama critic, Anthony Hartley, asks why is American stage designing so superior to ours (Spectator, June 8). Perhaps some of the following facts are contributory.......

The Dead Sea Scrolls Sir,—in Commenting On My Article On

the Dead Sea Scrolls in your issue of May 18, Mr. Hugh Montefiore speaks of 'its strange inaccuracies and misleading statements,' and hopes that I will conform in future to the......

Nationalised Prodigality

SIR,—I should like to thank Mr. J. H, Brebner , of the British Transport Commission, for his courtesy in replying to my letter. It is a relief to know that, here anyway, things......

What Kind Of School?

SIR,—It has been a most heart-warming (Spectator, May 4). We are quite overwhelmed information and advice. I intend to answer al l the letters personally if I can, but this Will......

Zbe Opettator

JUNE 25, 1831 SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE.—Another sale of the fragments of Sir Thomas's study took place at Christie's on Saturday last. In noticing th e sale, the Chronicle enumerates......