Difficult Situation
SIR.—In the last paragraph of Professor D. W. Brogan's excellent article The Dilemma of the French Left, the old gibe should have read: "The situation in Berlin is serious but......
Foreign Policy Between The Wars
SIR,—I have read Mr. Harold Nicolson's interesting comment on Lord Vansittart's article The Decline of Diplomacy. As regards the period between the two wars there is a point......
Sir,—to Retort To Mr. A. H. Brown " Yz5u're Another
! " would be neither dignified nor useful. I suggest to him that he makes a practice of scanning the correspondence columns of any daily paper favoured by the Left (e.g., Daily......
Russian Naval History
Sia,—I am grateful to Mr. Chancellor who reviewed my book, The Maritime History of Russia, 848-1948, for drawing attention to certain errors in this. There are, however, some......
Sir,—with Much Of What Mr. Lunt Says I Am In
agreement, and I have yet to speak to a grammar-school master who is satisfied that present methods of selection for grammar schools are a complete success. There are admittedly......
Proportional Representation
SIR,—My delay in criticising your leading article, The Third Programme, of February 10th, is occasioned by my desire to raise this question after the general election is over.......
• George Sampson
Stit,—I was very glad to see your warm appreciation of George Sampson in the Spectator of February 10th. We readers owe him a great deal, if it were only for his Concise......
Middle-class Argument
SIR,—A. H. Brown's letter in the Spectator of February 17th has not had to wait long for an authoritative answer. According to the Observer of February 19th there appeared on......
The Rite' Of Confirmation
SIR,—" The second Prayer Book of Edward VI. . . did not contain the rite of confirmation, and made no reference to confirmation. . . . The rite of confirmation first appeared in......
Thomas Hood '
SIR,—I am writing the life of Thomas Hood (1799-1845), and should like to hear of any letters, in'public or private hands, to or from him or his wife, including those used by......
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