31 MAY 1963, page 23

Reminder To A Symbol

To live as martyr, The saint we all so badly need— The man must die. If not the kind of death decreed, He still niust die. Like for instance Agnes —Who was meant for raping, But......

The High Culture

The Free Spirit. By C. B. Cox. (O.U.P., 25s.) CERTAIN kinds of person are more often met with in literature than in life, and the 'free spirit' discussed in this book is......

Planting Beds

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