From The Archives
From the archives
From ‘The psychology of drill’, The Spectator, 20 February 1915: One is tempted to divide all men under drill into…
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From ‘Prohibition in Scotland during the War’, The Spectator, 13 February 1915: At present the economic waste caused by drunkenness…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 6 February 1915: Germany proclaims a paper blockade of all the British coast,…
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From ‘Reprisals’, The Spectator, 30 January 1915: There has been a tendency among some newspapers, and perhaps still more among…
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From ‘Economic quackery’, The Spectator, 23 January 1915: Ever since the war began there has been a tendency to rely upon…
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From ‘Music and the war’, The Spectator, 16 January 1915: The war, so far, has not thrown up any supreme…
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From ‘Lord Curzon’s speech’, The Spectator, 9 January 1915: We are glad to record, though in no way surprised to…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 2 January 1915: The first German aeroplanes which have visited us since the…
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The Vantage Point of Peace
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From ‘The Honourable Spy’, The Spectator, 5 December 1914: Decency is violated by the military spy when he becomes, for…
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From ‘Sedition in Ireland’, The Spectator, 28 November 1914: If the press is to be muzzled, why do not the…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 21 November 1914: We are glad to learn that the laudable persistence of…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 14 November 1914: We must make no attempt to conceal the terrible character…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 7 November 1914: On Wednesday next the King will open Parliament in state,…
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From ‘A Probationer’s Diary’, by a Red Cross volunteer, from The Spectator, 31 October 1914: Friday. The wounded are coming to-morrow.…
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From ‘Topics of the day’, The Spectator, 24 October 1914: That spies are a great danger at the present time,…
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From ‘War and wild life’, The Spectator, 17 October 1914: The siege of Antwerp has been a minor tragedy in…
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From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 10 October 1914: The Germans must really be in very desperate straits if,…
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From ‘Voluntary and compulsory service’, The Spectator, 3 October 1914: We do not suggest that the voluntary principle should be…
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From ‘A review of the war’, The Spectator, 19 September 1914: It is the duty of all English publicists to make…
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‘An apology’, from The Spectator, 12 September 1914: We are informed that a story told in a letter from a correspondent…
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From ‘The giving up of Louvain to “Military Execution”,’ The Spectator, 5 September 1914: Germany has dealt herself the hardest…
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From ‘Left behind’, The Spectator, 29 August 1914: In the poorer streets a kind of holiday atmosphere prevails, and a sort…
The death of Pope Pius X
From ‘News of the Week’, The Spectator, 22 August 1914: Pope Pius X died at 20 minutes past one on Thursday…
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From ‘The Call to Arms’, The Spectator, 15 August 1914: At this moment it is the duty of all employers,…
