25 APRIL 1987, Page 22

LETTERS Dudley's quotation

Sir: I was amazed by Lord Dudley's partial quotation (Letters, 18 April) from a letter Alastair Forbes wrote to the Literary Re- view on 24 January 1985.

If Lord Dudley wishes people to know why the Literary Review never published the letter, then I suggest he quotes it in full; or, better still, he could challenge the Literary Review to publish it.

Naim Attallah

Namara House, 45-46 Poland Street, London WI