If Throughout His Reign . . .
Sir: Good news! An unabridged (and evidently revised) version of Mary McCarthy's Observer articles together with a new section entitled 'Solutions,' was published as Vietnam by......
Danger—men Not At Work
Sir: I hope the ideas put forward in Mr Jain Stewart's excellent article (in your 15 December issue) will be widely discussed and adopted. Surely the time has come to provide......
Land Of Doubts
Sir : In your issue of 22 December Patrick Cosgrave calls for a better understanding of French politics —may we hope that your New Year resolution will : be to bring about a......
Fachiri And D'aranyi
Sir: A biography of the violinists Adila Fachiri and Jelly d'Aranyi is to be published next year, and I would be deeply grateful if any of your readers could tell me to whom I......
Understanding The General
Sir: Mr Patrick Cosgrave gives us what purports to be a much needed correction of the popular British opinion of General de Gaulle (SPECTATOR, 22 December). This opinion is......
Lord Of Misrule
Sir: Mr J. W. M. Thompson wondered last week (Spectator's Notebook,' 22 December) how Mr Wilson had found a plausible substitute for himself to play the role of 'Lord of......
Wish You Were Here
Sir: While sympathising with Donald McLachlan's desire to keep the nicest 'unspoilt' holiday places to himself. I feel I must take him up on a point of detail in his otherwise......
Chess No. 367
PHILIDOR Black White men 2 men— to be inserted Put a White king and pawn on the board so that, with White to play, he can win; solu- tion next week. This amusing puzzle is taken......
Competition
No. 481: The word game Competitors are invited to use the following ten words, taken from the opening passages of a well-known work of literature, in the order given, to......
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