10 NOVEMBER 1894, page 16

"towards Utopia."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SITICTAT011:1 Sir.,—An author has certainly no right to complain if a reviewer is not of his opinion ; but he has a very good ground for complaint if the......

The Word "parson."

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SpxoTsmon."] SIR,—In the Spectator of October 13th, p.497, I read :—" The word parson has for nearly two hundred years been used only in a contemptuous......

Poetry.

A RIDDLE OF THE THAMES. L T w:ndows that from Westminster L mk southward to the Lollard's Tower, She sat, my lovely friend. A blur 0? gilded mist,—('twas morn's first hour),—......

Gulls As Weatber-prophets.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " $PECTLTOR."] SIE, — Perhaps scme of your scientific readers could explain the following fact. Two days ago, while sitting by the sea- shore, I noticed......

Books.

AN ILLUSTRATED "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE."* Mn. Huurc THOMSON is not as successful with Miss Austen as we had ventured to hope. For one thing, he is not careful to impress the same......