24 AUGUST 1956, page 13

Sir,—charles Curran Reduces The Suez Dispute To A Simple...

of survival or suicide—a choice between fighting and mass unemployment. Like most 'either-or' proposi- tions, this is irrelevant and unrealistic. It is irrelevant because the......

Tom Brown's Schooldays

SIR,—I cannot remember when last I dipped into Toni Brown's Schooldays, but, like Mr. Usborne, I first read it on my father's recom- mendation. It did not affect me profoundly;......

Sir,—i Hold No Brief For Tom Brown's School- Days; When

as a boy I read it, I was dreadfully bored, but I think Mr. Usborne's article is an example of how an unfair slant can be put upon a book by selective quotation. In referring to......

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Sir,—as A Layman I Would Like To Question The Letter

of Mr. Hugh Ross Williamson con- cerning the Co-Redemption of Mary. His suggestion that only God and Mary can say• to Christ, 'My Son,' and the implication that he plUced on it,......

Sir,—the Spectator Apparently Can See Beyond Its Nose But...

under it. It is true that Egypt's political behaviour is to a considerable extent motivated by pathological hatreds. But is Egypt the only country where irrational forces......

Letters To The Editor

Suez Sir Geoffrey Mander, Harvey R. Cole, Norman Birnbaum beification and Clarification Evelyn Waugh, Rev. J. W. Kennedy, G. S. C. Hibbert, Rev. J. S. Habgood Torn Brown's......

Sir,—following The Line Of Argument Adopted By Mr....

must conclude that St. Anne has a privilege not even shared by God —namely the ability to say to Christ: 'My Grandson.'—Yours faithfully, J. S. HABGOOD 3 Abingdon Court,......

Deification And Clarification

SIR,—The Spectator was, and I hope still is, the favourite reading of clergymen of the Church of England. Could they not organise a little mission to your contributors and......

Sir,—to Say That 'jesus, The Son Of Mary, Is The

Son of God' is not at all the same thing as saying that 'Jesus is the Son of God and the Son of Mary.' Roman Catholics can use the latter phrase as their way of expressing their......