14 MAY 1965, Page 15

A Single Thought

SIR,—The Spectator. May 7, p. 607. Reviewers' har- mony:

Column 1. 'Second novels are notoriously difficult' —Olivia Manning.

Column 3. 'Second novels are notoriously difficult to write'-- John Davenport.

S. M. HAZELTON

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