2 JULY 1937, Page 25

HARRIET MARTINEAU [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

Sta,—I have read with great interest the article on Harriet Martineau in your issue of May - 21st, but I feel that full justice was not done to her by omission of all mention of the children's books. Settlers at Home, The Peasant and the Prince and Feats on the Fjord were excellent stories and were eag:rly read by thousands of Victorian children. I think modern children might enjoy these stories too. I do not know if they are obtainable or whether they are long since