26 SEPTEMBER 1958, page 21

Adam Beyond The Stars

SIR, —Mr. Alan Brien's article on science fiction is excellent stuff—the more so since most of it consists of ideas originally propounded in the Introductions to my own three......

English In South-east Asia

SIR,—False premises must lead to false deductions. Of course, if Mr. Quentin Pope believes we argue just from experience in Singapore his arguments are likely to display a......

The Canker In Our Midst

SIR.—Though long deterred, by considerations of delicacy, from referring publicly to a subject which must be naturally repugnant to all decent people, 1 feel that the time has......

Letters To The Editor

The Notting Hill Sentences John Vaizey Loyalties Ltd. Sir Half ord Reddish The Canker in our Midst Jocelyn Brooke Adam Beyond the Stars Edmund Crispin Moral--and......

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Loyalties Ltd.

SIR,—In your leading article of September 19 you say, 'It is better to be disloyal and dishonoured than dead.' I am appalled that a once responsible journal should preach such......

Moral—and Literary—standards

SI R,—A recent review in the Spectator of a novel , that was highly recommended by it induced me to obtain and read this. I do not propose to give the book an advertisement by......