Mr. ARTHUR BRYANT (Educational Adviser, Bonar Law College, Ashridge): ' The Country
Gentleman '
Mr. Arthur Bryant seeks an answer to the puzzle of national character with an examination of a number of national types, among them the parson, the yoeman farmer, the craftsman, and the housewife. He will trace their descent, and illustrate their peculiarities at different periods in their history. When opportunity offers, they will speak for themselves through quotations from biographies, memories and fiction. Tonight he examines the English country gentleman.