17 MARCH 1984, Page 22

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Sir: Squabbling among contributors is ohe thing, miniat ure gang warfare is another- In your issue of 10 March, on the sa page, Big Dick lngrams uncharacteristic-11'Y summons the assistance — ohea.;. reminded of something A. W. once wzote Books and Book men' — of his close Auberon Waugh. while turning as' however momentarily from his rnelictil°115, analysis of the medium, to duff ovr-t L- ime Arthur Koestler (Godlessness) anti az- Angus Wsons (Poovery), roalcing„i-k point that only -pious and forum heterosexuals like himself and A- Wail' are safe from the Sri* of ridicule-- A few 'fines further down, your Mr as Tali (Who he? Reader') before embarkingaaaa°11 – important attack on a Mr Stein for 7.10172; the Finkel out of his name about fffi71.0 years ago', similarly summons assistance of his chum Jeffrey Bernard "J. B. said it all a short time ago' Itarnbasi the Ingrains Gang for failint take strong drink or fornicate.

John Wells

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