26 JULY 1968, Page 30

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Sir: I deplore the printing of the two obscene, words in the review of the James Baldwin book (12 July). If the reviewer thinks that that kind of quotation must be given then he should use the accepted way of showing obscene words, thus I-lope that no more of this will be printed. Thomas Magner Cherry Grove, Lake Lawn, Well Road, Cork, Ireland