4 OCTOBER 1968, page 30

Lord Cranfield As He Wasn't

Sir : Judged by his fascinating diaries, Harold Nicolson was a 'dear,' loving man, a wonderful family man, with charming values. He wished to draw a line between himself and all......

Mcc: The Men For The Job

Sir: I have been a subscriber to the SPECTATOR for many years and find much of interest in every issue. Nothing you have ever said has so aroused my admiration and gratitude as......

Sir: As A Result Of Grave Mishandling Of Every Stage

of preparation for a cricket tour of South Africa, the MCC committee has forced that tour to be cancelled at the eleventh hour, causin g severe disruption in the life of the......

Washed In Public

Sir : I note that in his letter in your issue of 27 September Professor Trilling claims to know better, from the other side of the Atlantic, what was the state of teaching in......

A Plea To Mr Michael Stewart

Sir: Your correspondents Grenville Jones and George Knapp (Letters, 27 September) have performed a most useful service in pointing to a deplorable deficiency in the manner in......

Table Talk

Sir : I have no pretension to being a biblical exegete, and Mr K. W. Nicholls (Letters, 27 September) is as likely to be right in his inter- pretation of the story of Onan as I......