24 JANUARY 1941, page 15

Reading In The Black-out

Sm,—" Janus" suggests that reading for black-out evenings might be thought out. There is one series which I found of great interest. While reading Carlyle's French Revolution I......

Homes And Hc Using

Snt,—Mr. Trevor Dannatt, discussing flats of the future, refers to the absence of reliable data on the preferences of slum dwellers and adds, "Mass-Observation please note." May......

"rebels And Eccentrics"

am afraid I cannot see Mr. Graham Greene's review of Eric Gill's autobiography in focus either with the man whose book he is reviewing or with contemporary English Catholicism.......

Life Under A Tyranny

SIR,—It should hardly be necessary to point om the sophism in the strange argument of the Duke of Bedford, which seems designed to show that there is very little difference in......

Poetry In War

Sni,—Poets have fallen upon bad times, so there is no need for the reviewer to be deliberately- unjust and seek to make matters worse. But this is what Mr. Geoffrey Grigson......

S Lit ,—i N Response To " Janus's " Invitation In Your Issue

of January 17th, I suggest that an excellent book for any one who is looking forward to having plenty of spare time for reading is Frederick Harrison's Choice of Books. I know......

A Cockerel Quandary

Sik---To kill cockerels as soon as they are hatched would indeed effect a saving in chicken feed, but-surely -this I, impracticable for most of us at any rate: As enthusiastic......