23 DECEMBER 1966, page 14

Essays After Tea

Sm,—The tone of Mr Patrick Anderson's review of Virginia Woolf's Essays (November 11) appears to be one of regret at her 'failure in scholarship' and neg- lect of 'familiar......

Damned Dots

Sta,—If Mr Callaghan really believes that the average housewife will get used to the new decimal coinage in six weeks, he is like the queen in Through the Looking Glass, who......

Theatre In Crisis

SIR,—Mrs Spurling might have considered the rela- tionship between the commercial and the so-called repertory companies the other way round. So far from the commercial theatres......

An Aptitude Test For Christmas

AFTERTHOUGHT By JOHN WELLS R EADERS are invited to study the following paragraphs, and to immerse themselves imaginatively in the given situations before reach- ing their......

Lord Morris' On Of Lambeth

Snt,—We have been asked by the literary executors Of the late Lord Morrison of Lambeth to write his official biography. We would be extremely grateful if readers of the......

Queen Victoria Was Here

OPERA By CHARLES REID No French book had been printed for the occasion; one has to go to the Choudens score to get some idea of what's going to be sung. In the lobby you can buy......