English Language Teaching January 1947 [antikvár]

BRITAIN TO-DAY Britain To-day is an illustrated monthly journal addressed to readers in all parts of the world. It is read by persons who are well disposed towards the British people, and want to know more about their life and institutions— their system of government, law, social services, education, professions, architecture, countryside, science, literature, music, art, sports and amusements. Every number has articles by distinguished persons who know their subjects and have the capacity to explain them; and there are pictures to illustrate them. There are also reviews of current books by British authors. Special features in every number are articles on contemporary drama (by Ivor Brown, Editor of the Observer), on Art (by Philip Hendy, Director of the National Gallery), on Films (by Dilys Powell) and Music (by Dyneley Hussey). Among the contributors to recent numbers have been Lord Beveridge, author of the Beveridge Report; Sir John Orr, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation ; Sir George Newman, a pioneer in preventive medicine ; Sarah Gertrude Millin, the South African novelist; Sir Charles Reilly, Clough Williams-Ellis, E. Maxwell Fry and Goodhart Rendel, the architects ; Rosamond Lehmann, the novelist; Lord Justice du Parcq, whose article in Britain To-day led to recent legislation in the Parliament of Queensland ; Sir Charles Bressey, author of the famous report on London traffic ; Edmund Blunden, Edwin Muir, Kathleen Raine, Michael Roberts and Stephen Spender, the poets ; J. F. Wolfenden, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School; Sir Stanley Unwin ; Professor A. L. Good-hart, Professor C. E. M. Joad, A. L. Rowse, Robert Lynd, Mary Agnes Hamilton, Thomas Jones, Clifford Bax, Walter Greenwood, James Bridie, and many other writers of the same calibre. Britain To-day was founded in the spring of 1939 under the editorship of Mr. E. L. Woodward, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford ; he was succeeded by Mr. Maurice Ashley in the autumn of 1939. Since June 1940 the journal has been edited by Mr. R. A. Scott-James, formerly editor of the London Mercury. Throughout most of its career it has been associated with the British Council. Britain To-day has hitherto been published at the price of 6d. a copy, but in January and afterwards the price will be one shilling a copy, or 13/6d. per annum post free, or an equivalent sum in foreign countries. Inquiries may be addressed to Britain To-day, 3, Hanover Street, London, W.l.