17 MAY 1940, page 16

"the Witch In The Wood" Sir, —much As I Admire And

respect Miss Rebecca West's opinions, I should like, if I may, to break a,lance on behalf of those who are temperamentally incapable of appreciating Mr. T. H. White's new......

In Praise Of Dentists

Sri,—Your recent competition offering a prize for the best verse or prose in praise of dentists has just been brought to my notice. That dentists have not been "honoured in......

High Wages And Income Tax Sta,—in A Speech Delivered In

Parliament the week before last Sir John Simon is reported as having said that "if every farthing of income were taken from all the people in this country who had incomes in......

Roman Catholics And The Schools Sir,—having Had Some...

obtaining a copy of Th. Spectator for May 3rd, I have been unable to see the letters of Mr. Crofts and of Non-Catholic Parent until today. May I offer some remarks to my......

The Best Books In The World Snt,—as An Octogenarian And

a Victorian, I am often perplexed by the mentality of the present generation. That is an old recur- ring story, and I hope I am duly humble. I was much pleased, however, to be......