13 MARCH 1971, page 24

The Gospels

Sir: If the rules of historical evi- dence inhibit one from accepting the historicity of the Gospel narra- tive, one is still left with the par- ables which the narrative......

Letters To The Editor

Letters from Brian Inglis, Roger Scruton, L. E. Weidberg, Porcus- Piscis Orielensis and others. A Powellite triumph Sir: You are to be congratulated on your assessment (6 March)......

Israel And The Olive Branch

Sir: In President Sadat's interview with Newsweek he made it quite clear that he wants an Israeli withdrawal behind El Arish, and says nothing about direct negotia- tions. In......

Sir: In His Review Of My Poverty And She Industrial

Revolution (27 Febru'ary) R. M. Hartwell says that I should have done more than sim- ply quote the 'optimists'—that is, those modern economic historians who share his opinion......

Industrial Poverty

Sir: R. M. Hartwell's review of Brian Inglis's Poverty and the In- dustrial Revolution (27 February) is the first critical appraisal I have read. It is surely no accident that......

Monday's Child

Sir: May I please reply through your columns to the letter of your correspondent, Mr Tim Bearsden, of Christ Church, entitled 'Mon- day's child'? Now that he has re- vealed his......

Ment In Regard To What Is Undenit Ably The Very

'matter of Europe' and (should the Gospel thesis be true) of the world--an argument of far too great moment for it to rest in any degree on faulty comparii sons. Such a faulty......

Gross Error

Sir: Because of the postal strike I did not see a proof of my review of John Gross's Joyce. Perhaps, therefore, you will not mind my pointing out that a reference to......