Skulls In Portraits
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Will you allow me to enquire through your columns what is the significance of a skull placed, at the lower end usually, in many old......
A Child's Will
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I think the following document may interest and amuse you. It is a copy of the will of a child of nine or ten and was found among some old......
"abide With Me"
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] " Abide with me ! Fast falls the Eventide ; The darkness thickens. Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the......
The Humour Of Gilbert And Sullivan
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] feel sure that if your correspondent were to visit Cambridge during one of the periods that the masterpieces of Gilbert and Sullivan were being......
" Wagner's Music Drama Of The Ring '
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—With reference to my book, Wagner's Music Drama of the Ring, recently reviewed in your columns, I should be extremely grateful if you......
The Communal Currency Of Guernsey
' [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin, —I should like to draw attention to the remarkable financial policy of the State 'of Guernsey between the years 1816 to 1837. A full......
Wembley For The Hospitals
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I have heard it suggested that some of our West End hospitals should be transferred bodily to Wembley, leaving, of course, receiving......
"man's Survival After Death"
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—In his review of the above work Mr. Philippe Mairet says " It is hard to speak the truth of such a work." His review amply proves the......
In Search Of A Hymn-booe.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snt,—Your correspondence on hymn-books reminds me of a plaintive remark made to me years ago by the Musical Scholar of Worcester College,......
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