26 NOVEMBER 1943, page 13

Consider The Galaxy Of Publishing Names In This List: A.

and C. Black, Blackie, Blackwood, Chambers, Collins, Constable, Macmillan, Murray,......

" Great Book-makers "

Sta,—The delightful article by Mr. Wilson Harris in your number of November 13th calls for a footnote, for any review of Messrs. Macmillan's achievements during one hundred......

Church Parade

SIR,—I am rather startled by the vehemence of Mr. C. S. Lewis's protest against Home Guard Church Parades, and can only suppose that they order this matter better in my area......

Coal And The Future Stn,—following Upon Your Article In The

Spectator of October r5th and the letter from " Coalowner " in your issue of November 12th dealing with " The Coal Crisis," may I raise further points which should be considered......

Education After Fourteen

SIR, —The raising of the school-leaving age to sixteen is not yet a fait accompli, but it will be before many years have past. Is there a more urgent and important question than......

A Problem For Verbalists

SIR,—Dictionaries, recording, together with " agriculturist," " agricul- turalist," as " one skilled in agriculture " can perhaps hardly be expected to define the latter as "one......

Cottagers' Light

Sta,—It would encroach too much on your valuable space if I were to attempt to deal fully with the interesting comments on my anti le on " Cottagers' Light." The Scott Committee......

Sir, —in Your Review Of The House Of Macmillan You Say

in connexion with Morley's " Life " that " the Gladstone family to their great enrichment retained the copyright." That is quite accurate, but may lead to a false inference. No......