24 JANUARY 1914, page 15

Books.

NUMBERS IN HISTORY.* ACCURACY of statement, more especially where numbers are concerned, is a talent which is only developed in highly civilized communities, and which, even in......

Poetry.

AT MEMORY'S GATE. E. T. SANDFORD.......

[to Me Ems. Or Sits "srserovon."1

Sru,—Many of your readers will have felt indebted to you for the suggestive article in your last week's issue under the heading "The Casual Reader." Although it may seem to be......

The Casual Reader.

[To ma EDITOR or me .. SPECTATOO..3 SIR,—Of the five expressions with which, in Parthian fashion, H. C." challenges the reader of his delightful article (Spectator, January......

(to Rits Eorroa Or Rue "srscrovoa."j Hare Read The Letters

on this subject appearing in your issue of January 17th with considerable interest and pain, and I think we all owe it to ourselves and to the good name of the country that......

Mo Tim Editor Op Tiz "srecrovon."1

SIR, —In the article in the Spectator of January 17th entitled " The Casual Reader" it is stated that Thomas Carlyle's famous dictum regarding his fellow-countrymen was antici-......

Iconce.—when "correspondence" Or Articles Are Signed With...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily to held to be in agreement with the rises therein expressed or with the mode of......