The Preservation Of Culture
HE long period of waiting before the war reaches its full intensity has afforded a breathing-space. It ould have been turned to account not only in military efence but also in......
A Spectator's Notebook
T HE fact that Lord Tweedsmuir—then, of course, John Buchap—was the originator of this column and the in- ventor of its heading is not among the greatest of his tides to fame,......
Everything Reliable That I Hear About The Condition Of...
serves as warning against facile assumptions of an early collapse of civilian morale. The food situation is, of course, bad, and the cold spell, with its effect on trans- port,......
It Is Difficult To Know What Quality In John Buchan's
unique personality stands out most conspicuously, but the New York paper which spoke of his " distinction " found the one right word for him. There was distinction in everything......
The Latest From Rome. " What Must One Not Be
11 Italy?" " In 1939 a Jew ; in 1940 a German ; in t94 11 Fascist." (I am inclined to doubt the 1941 prediction.) Ws.......
Professor A. V. Hill, The Conservative Candidate For...
has many strong claims to election, but a sentence I notice in his election address is not among them. Speaking of the post-war settlement he says " I regard the British......
The Slight Stir Caused By The Publication In Hamburger...
of what purported to be a re of the recent secret session of the House of Commons soon subsided. A translation of the article in question been placed in the Library of the House......
" Can Any Gentleman Recommend Really First-rate Butler...
situation? About 14 servants kept Times advertisement. About 14? Why not a decent precision about it? It these sloppy approximations that mark the degeneration of British......
I Have Just Been Reading A Curious Little Book Called
Was Hitler's Maid (John Long, 2S. 6d.) by a German wo who claims to have been in domestic service for so two or three years (the dates are a little vague) at Bercht gaden. As......
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