4 MAY 1929, page 21

Vegetables Or Men?

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Mr. Hamilton Fyfe asks the question, " What is life to people who shut their eyes to its inibiite variety and beauty and delight ? " He......

The Viper : A "tuscan " Tale [to The Editor

of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In your issue of March 9th you published a short story by Ann Shepherd entitled " The Viper : a Tuscan Tale." It may be of interest to you to know that......

" Slaves Of The Gods " [to The Editor Of

the SPECTATOR.] Srrt,—Your correspondent's criticism of my review of Miss Mayo's book, which you published last week, .endeayoured to make my opinion ridiculous by taking two......

Stag Hunting [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sm,—the Point

of view of the naturalist and lover of wild life upon Exmoor has received little or no attention. Many who oppose stag hunting do not realize that its suppression would probably......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR,—That charming and humorous missionary tale, Daughters of India, which came out not long after Miss Mayo's first book, incidentally and with lightness of touch corroborates......