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Focuses on trends in English literature. Reaction of young writers towards public issues; Passion expressed by English writers to be left alone; Need for writers to have freedom and leisure if they are to write well; Rebellious attitude expressed by creative writers; Significance of the Arts Council of Great Britain; Views on the writing style of E.M. Forester; Highlights of the works of W.H. Auden; Similarities between Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh.

The article profiles Harold Philby, who is considered as the most important British spy of Russia. It mentions the popularity of Philby as indicated by news reports focused on his exploits as a spy. Philby reveals some of those he worked in intelligence including novelist Graham Greene and Ian Fleming. He also discloses his role in thwarting the plan of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1951 to overthrow the Communist government of Albania.

The article explores the educational history in Great Britain which could enlighten and provokes thoughts for modern education system. It highlights the English writer Graham Greene who wrote several essays encapsulating their schooldays and concerned with independent secondary education in the nation. It notes that Greene's objective in writing is not meant to be the prospectus in the public school system but to provide resources for social historian who would demise the odd education system.

The article discusses socio-economic and political developments in Great Britain as of January 26, 1976. The prospects of bad weather and bleak economy greeted many residents in the start of the New Year. Government's policy of wage restraint has held firm. The Royal Shakespeare Company presented a short season of "The Return of A.J. Raffles," a comedy by Graham Greene.

The article offers news briefs on notable people. English King George VI own an electrically heated waistcoat, according to the "London's Sunday Express." Florida Governor Fuller Warren presented the Duke of Windsor a certificate naming him an honorary citizen of Florida. British Novelist Graham Greene, author of "The End of the Affair" was rejected when he applied for a U.S. visa due to the McCarran exclusion act.

Great Britain's celebrity-studded New Year's "honours list" was accompanied by controversy this year. But the names of those who received knighthoods were not the subject of debate; it was the process of awarding the so-called gongs. The "Sunday Times" of London disclosed minutes of meetings of the principal honors committee that vets candidates. The documents showed just how venal and political government ministers and senior civil servants could be in drawing up the list. The honors system is in trouble. Rejecting a gong has become increasingly fashionable. And leaked documents and personal confessions have established that hundreds of prominent Britons--among them Graham Greene, Roald Dahl and Philip Larkin--have turned down gongs in the past, too. Stung by this most recent controversy, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has now announced the appointment of a committee to review the honors system,.

The article presents a reprint of the article "The mask remover," by Graham Greene that first appeared in the "New Statesman" magazine on May 31, 1968. In the piece Green recalls his friendship with Claud Cockburn, a British subversive and communist who enjoyed annoying the powerful in the pages of his underground magazine "The Week."

The article discusses the persecution complex of British Roman Catholics, and argues that Roman Catholicism has become socially fashionable. The roots for British Roman Catholics' feelings of distance and isolation stem from past religious conflicts but are echoed in the writings of influential latter-day Catholic novelists such as Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene and most recently David Lodge. But Roman Catholicism is now seen as cool and classy among the country's social elite, evidenced by a bunch of high-profile conversions. The government is studded with practicing Catholics. All the party leaders are going to the funeral of Pope John Paul II. However, Roman Catholic numbers, both of laity and clergy, are in a headlong decline.

Presents exhibitions and other events concerning education in Great Britain, compiled as of September 2004. National Archive Awareness campaign; Launching of "When the Lights Went Out," a one-hour show based on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights; Celebration of the centenary of Graham Greene's birthday at the British Library in London.

The article reports on the participation of actress Helen Mirren and actor Pete Postlethwaite in the film "Brighton Rock," directed by Rowan Joffe. It mentions that the film was an adaptation of Graham Greene's novel which is all about a young gangster who marries a waitress to keep her quiet after she sees him commit murder. Moreover, it notes that British Optimum Releasing will release "Brighton Rock" in Great Britain while StudioCanal will distribute it in France and Germany.

The article reports on the project for British actors Sam Riley and Carey Mulligan in which they will star in director Rowan Joffe's adaptation of Graham Greene's novel "Brighton Rock." Optimum Releasing will executive produce the project with Kudos' Paul Webster. Greene's novel is about a young gangster who marries the waitress who witnessed a murder he committed.