Foreign Words And Phrases
already been collected, so us to avoid unnecessary list of some 3,500 words and phrases which hav e anyone who is interested in the project will write to me c/o Routledge and......
What Mr. Hogg Art Said
SIR,—Starbuck has unfortunately been misled in preparing his 'Spectator's Notebook' for your issue of July 6. As chairman of the conference concerned I must point out, in......
Sir.—it Is Probably Fruitless Io•try To 'answer' Star-...
little piece about 'Richard Hoggart's talk to adult education tutors in a recent 'Spectator's Notebook.' Still, as a member of the conference and chairman of Mr. Hoggart's......
How To Get An Answer Sir,—leslie Adrian Asks How One
argues with, or even addresses, an organisation which simply ignores one's letters. A friend of mine has devised a very effective way of coping with this problem. Whenever he......
Sleep - Walking Sir, — Starbuck Is, Of Course, Wrong: My...
Crossbow has received plenty of publicity but little attention. The comments on it, whether in the Observer; the Telegraph or the Spectator, have concentrated, without......
Sir,—dr. Johnson's Accomplishments Were Many And Varied,...
not think that, as Mr. Fleming implies, a knowledge ot. Portuguese was among them. The relevant passage from Boswell's Life (Chapter IV) reads: 'Having mentioned that he had......
Playing It Dirty
SIR,—Torture was necessary in Malaya_ pleads Mr. Adeane, who obviously disliked it. Necessary for what? We never caught Ching Peng and after a ten-year war in which we used......
The Moons Of Paradise
SIR,—It has occurred to me that my reference to Mr. Geoffrey Gorer in my review last week of The Moons of Paradise by Mr. Mervyn Levy might be misunderstood. 1 was thinking of......
Sir,—travelling Is My Occupation And I Was There- Fore Livid
when I read the remarks of Cyril Ray (whom I presume to be a journalist) on the British Railways Harwich-Hook night service, whilst making my umpteenth crossing on this route.......
Sir,-1 Am Endeavouring To Collect Material For A Possible...
of my husband, G. D. H. Cole, who died in 1959. As your readers are probably aware, the scope of his activities was wide; but he kept very few'personal papers. I should be......
Br Blues Sir,—cyril Ray Really Seems To Be Allowing His
phobia about British Railways cross-Channel ser- vices to get the better of him. Please assure him that i (and doubtless many others) would be de- lighted to spend the rest, of......
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