23 NOVEMBER 1934, page 40

The Interdict Of Innocent Hi

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR. ] . , . - SIR,----May I very briefly - correct an error in my letter on this subject ? I stated there that the ,document quoted by Sir Arthur......

In Defence Of Basic English

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I write to protest against a sneer at Basic English. It is perhaps excusable that Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, an older man, should riot -......

Poem .

WHAT the eye delights in no longer dictates My-greed to enjoy ; boys, grass, the fineed-off deer–. It leaves those figures that distantly dance - On the horizon's rim : they......

"the Increase Of Drunkenness"

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sin,—While I do not dissent from the general conclusion indicated in your comment on the Iatest:drunkenness figures, may I add a consideration......