A Pissarro Painting
SIR,—I would be very grateful if any of your readers knows the present whereabouts of The Houses of Parliament from Lambeth Bridge (254 in. by 21 in.), an oil painting by Lucien......
Last Of The Viceroys Sia,—my Review Of Mr. Leonard Mosley's
book appeared on February 23, General Tuker's com- ment on April 6; I hope, therefore, that you will allow me to remind your readers of what, in fact, I wrote. I said that Mr.......
Draught Beer Sir,—mr. Austin Lee Knows Precisely What...
draught beer is 'served in the majority of public houses.' There are 70,000 pubs in England and Wales. Allowing half an hour for visiting each one, he could, at a pinch, have......
Nurses' Pay Sir,—in The Recent Controversy On Nurses'...
sufficient emphasis has been placed .upon the train- ing system which these unfortunate vocation-slaves are subject to. A near acquaintance of mine qualified as a SRN at one of......
Llareggub Revisited
SIR,—Surely some sort of a limit has been reached when your reviewer can speak of Dylan Thomas as a man who 'had the misfortune to be a womaniser'? Is all personal......
'vi R I Diana'
SIR,—Isabel Quigley's review of l3ufluel's film Viridiana deserves a prize for the brilliance of its style, the soundness of its esthetic and the quickness of its moral......
Financing The Universities Sk—there Is A Icmark In...
idealistic article on financing the universities that cannot be allowed to pass without comment. He suggests that the universities should dispense with all Treasury subsidies......
Ralegh's Eldest Son Sur,-1 Am Sorry That My Old Friend,
Christopher Hill, should have perpetrated such an elementary howler as to refer to Ralegh's hitherto unknown son as a daughter, Scores of your readers may be misled by this,......
Sir,—i Have Seen The Letter Appearing Over The Nom De-plume
'Graduate' which appeared in your issue of April 13. Your correspondent purported to show, amongst other things, that the cost per student at Readitig was far higher than......
Machina Ex Deo
SIR,—May I please comment on Katharine White- horn's most interesting and perceptive article on British mechanical appliances in the Spectator of April 6? In her review of this......
Mysticism
SIR,—I am engaged in research into mysticism, and I should be grateful if any of your readers who have ever known any kind of mystical ex- perience would, in the interests of......
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