31 JANUARY 1931, page 16

Poetry

Persia THE passes are blocked by snow. No word comes through, no message, and no letter. Only the eagles plane above the snow, And wolves come down upon the villages. The......

A Hundred Years Ago

THE " SPECTATOR," JANUARY 29TH, 1831. on a The French journals have supplied a document, which may be termed " the groans of the Poles." It is the manifesto (of which last week,......

Next Ifeek

A GLANCE : by RA BIND RANAITI TAGORE THE BRONTRS : by E. F. BENSON (held over from this week) MAKING PARLIAMENT EFFECTIVE by Sir NORMAN ANGELL . EDUCATION—WHAT DENMARK CAN TEACH......

Gramophone Notes

A YEAR ago I published a list of twelve discs which could boast classical music, a good tune, and first-class repro- duction. Each disc contained either a single movement of a......