23 MARCH 1962, page 13

Sir,—sir Charles Snow's Popularity In The United States,...

a literature of assent, has been such as to make Dr. Leavis's characteristically inde- pendent comments in your pages most timely. In Commonweal for October 12, 1956, I......

Sir,--now That The Dust From The Rubbish Basket That Was

emptied over Dr. Leavis's head last week has had time to settle, perhaps a few facts would help to sweeten the air. I. Mr. Gerhardi made great play with the phrase 'defunct......

The Two Cultures Profess°, J. D. Bernal, Ian Parsons,...

Wagner, T. T. Roe, Michael A yrton, Sarah Gainham, Dr. Peter Green; Remington Rose, A. M. Mitnardiere and P. A. Bill, Margot Heinemann. J. Bodingion, G. N. A. Guinness, J. F. L.......

Sir, —the Correspondents Who (in Your Issue Of March 16)...

attack Dr. F. R. Leavis over his Richmond Lecture provide the interested student with a first-rate social document for the condition of our time. A condition described by Ortega......

Sir,—stuck Like A Bottle Top In A Dustbin One Rhetorical

question shines dimly in Dr. Leavis's text. 'Who,' he asks, after taking a swipe at our jam- smeared working classes, 'will assert that the average member of a modern society is......