10 FEBRUARY 1990, page 23

Judging A Book

Sir: Paul Johnson is quite right to be suspicious of the cosy coteries of mutual backscratchers that dominate the London literary world and of their unhealthy influ- ence on the......

Czech Exchange.

Sir: Travel restrictions may have been lifted in Czechoslovakia but a visit to Britain is still out of the reach of most young Czechs, who are unable to raise enough foreign......

Letters Off The Map

Sir: Norman Davies (.. . . now uses Rus- sian stamps', 20 January) considers stamp catalogues the 'main culprits' in helping empires to reinforce their claims, in the eyes of......