Mr. Maugham Has Special Qualities Which Fit Him For The
task. He has lived many years in France, and is rightly regarded by the French as one of our outstanding writers. He is intimate with all classes of the French population, and......
Each Country, However, Needs Its Interpreters. It Is Un-...
that the great French anglophile of the past were concerned with one aspect only of English civilisation, and were inclined to falsify proportions. Voltaire and Monte- squieu......
Mr. Maugham Does Not, In Any Detail, Touch Upon The
relations between the British armies in France and the French soldiers and civilians with whom they come into contact. I sometimes wonder whether the British public, or even the......
A Second, And Less Surmountable, Difficulty Is The...
language. It is always irritating to be unable to speak or understand a foreign language, and human beings are apt to become loud and angry when faced by incomprehension or......
There Is In The First Place The Problem Of Army
pay. Apart from the fact that the rates of pay are different in the two armies, the French have an admirable system known as the " pecule," or regimental savings-bank, under......
People And Things
By HAROLD NICOLSON I WAS speaking in Paris at the Sorbonne last week on the subject of Anglo-French misunderstanding. I pointed out that it was not surprising that after eight......
To A Certain Degree We Have Been More Fortunate In
our contacts with the French genius. Most British intellectuals have a good knowledge of French letters, art and architec- ture, whereas in France only a small group of......
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