Shakespeare And Philology
Sm,—Though without those "lavish works of reference" which Mr. Harold Nicolson so lovingly describes and, I hope, possesses, I venture to enter his labyrinth of strange word......
Tauchnitz And Albatross
Sm,—We have read with interest and not without appreciation the artide entitled "Out of Tauchnitz," by H. G. Daniels, in your number of December 20th. We should, nevertheless,......
Cropping Hollies
Su,—Sir William Beach Thomas's reference to a landowner looking upon berried hollies as a source of revenue at Christmas-time is sur- prising and unwelcome. Holly trees stripped......
Intelligent Birds
Are birds more intelligent in Ireland than in England, as they are, in my small experience, tamer? I am credibly informed that when the telephone was first installed in Galway......
Privileged Immigration
Sut,—We are somewhat puzzled about the Government's policy with regard to foreigners entering this country. We both worked in Belsen concentration camp for over a year doing......
Nuts As Lure The Arrival Of Winter Has Brought The
bird-table into prominence, and I would make a plea for other birds than the tits. They are the gayest and most amusing to watch ; but what with nesting-boxes and suspended fat......
In My Garden
The destruction of a pergola by wind and the rotting of posts has left me with a number of climbers—roses, wistaria, lyceum chinense, golden hop, clematis and red honeysuckle. I......
Country Life Mcnm Than One Critic Of Late—in Book As
well as newspaper—has attacked the County, once War, Agricultural Committees, for high-handed and ignorant interference with farmers who knew better. I do not propose either to......
Apple Seedlings
SIR,—Sir William Beach Thomas mentions in The Spectator of December 20 that he has never yet found an apple seedling. The disused railway from Crotty to Kelly Basin, in Western......
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