The Corinthians At Salamis Sir, —even If, As Is Probably
the cast, Sir Compton Mackenzie did not mean his gibe at Herodotus ('Sidtlight,' February 11) to be taken too seriously, I feel that a paper of the standing of the Spectator......
Abstract Art Sir,—an Answer To Your Art Critic In Full
would exceed the limit of space allotted to letters, so I will only state: Mr. Middleton is convinced, and would have his readers take as settled, the following stark points :......
Out Cold Sir,—i'm Glad Pharos Has Decided To Lay Off
Mr. John Gordon. I'm also glad that he floored him. But it's unfair to hit a man when he's down.—Yours faithfully, XAN FIELDING Cowrie, Plaidy, Looe, Cornwall......
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Sta,—Your article is just another sentimental attempt to put over the criminal as hero. When the death sentence was last suspended, the public was revolted by a number of mur-......
Road Sense Snt,—in Your Comment Headed 'road Sense' You...
'The toll system has some obvious disadvantages, but they are far outwcighcd by the benefits, as any motorist who has travelled in Italy or in the United States will testify.'......
A Real General S1r,—i Am Astonished That There Has Been
no protest about a description of Kitchener in your correspondence columns as, among other things, a so-called general. I thought everyone who had ever served in what was once......
Sir,—sir Compton Mackenzie Is Not Fair To Herodotus, Who,...
he does record (Book 8, Chapter 94) that the Athenians told a story of the Corinthians keeping out of the Battle of Salamis until it was won, adds that the Corinthians did not......
Priest-workers Sir,—may I Be Allowed To Correct Two Con-...
arising from the last-minute cuts which it was necessary to make in my article on the Priest-Workers in France in the Spectator of January 28? Theie are, to the best of my......
Sir,—amidst All The Arguments That Have Been Advanced For...
against capital pun- ishment, the points that have been ignored by both 'Drips' and 'Drops' seem far more important than all the fervid advocacy that this vexed question has......
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