Kirk And Nation
SIR. -- In his review of my short history of the Re- formed Church of Scotland, Kirk and Nation, Dr. Gordon Donaldson has accused me of 'gross errors.' This almost papal......
Sir,--surely Alan Brien Can Distinguish Between A Device...
strong opinions and a desire actually to bludgeon the populace? His complaints against our dictatorial attitude would be equally applicable to the Good Fairy in sentences begin-......
Charitable A Ppeais Sin,—hardly A Day Passes Without The...
bringing one or more appeals from charitable institutions. In my experience the number of these ciroulars has increased enormously in recent years. Perhaps as a result of......
Libraries And Authors' Royalties Sir,—in My Letter Of...
I described the Public Library as a 'public racket,' with many sup- porting facts and figures. I note with some surprise that the Secretary to the Library Association has......
From Here To Obscenity Sir,—after Reading Alan Bricn's...
'From Here to Obscenity,' I took up my book (Thomas Moore's Memoirs) and found entered in his journal on February 4, 1819: 'Read Wycherley's Country Wife; an admirable comedy,......
Sir,--1 Was Not Entirely Sure Whether The Article En- Titled
'From Here to Obscenity' in your issue of January 20 was a criticism of a pamphlet by Messrs. Allsop and Pitman or simply an extract from Alan Bricn's memoirs. There appeared to......
Sir, — There Is No Need For Alan Brien To Go Back
to Chaucer's seven-letter word 'queynte,' In the Penguin Canterbury Tales, Neville Coghill uses the admirable synonym 'quim,' which has the apposite four letters and is......
Indeterminate Sentences
SIR,—Prisoners at present cost the good citizen a lot of money and on release there is the ever-present risk of relapse into crime. The genuine anxiety this causes some people......
Stains On The Carpet Sir,—the Iranian Embassy And I Could
go on shout- ing liar' at each other till kingdom come without Proving anything except that the Embassy sees it as its job to represent Iran as a kind of paradise of Plenty. But......
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