Swedenborg
Sir: I was sorry to read George G alt ! disrespectful reference to Em 311 ' e Swedenborg (Notebook, 28 May). ;a d Swedenborg was a distingioThfic eighteenth-century scientist......
Those Judges
S ir: Why all the fuss over Michael Foot's co Mments on the judges, when Sh akespeare, a far bigger spendthrift of his longue, is on record in King Henry VI, Part II as having......
Christian Viewpoints
Sir: It was a pleasure to read Patrick Cosgrave's article The fourth R in your issue ?f 7 May. It was a pity, though, that he chose end id by endorsing Sir Herbert u tterfield's......
Letter From Tanzania
Sir: Shiva Naipaul in his letter from Tanzania (14 May) paints a rather grim picture of life in that country. Having returned just this week from four years' working as a......
Sounds Odd
Sir: Richard West (14 May) is quite correct in saying that English names may sometimes sound odd to foreign ears. But the reverse is also true: My wife — a reticent and reserved......