23 SEPTEMBER 1960, page 19

Sir,—postscript To Leslie Adrian's Comments On Foyle's...

Have you a copy of Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be? Assistant (icily): Things Aren't What They Used To Be? Is it a war book? Me (humbly): No, it's a play. Assistant : Oh, then......

'the Detection Of Secret Homicide' Sir,—in 'letter Of The...

in the Spectator of September 9 Mr. Cline has commented upon my book The Detection of Secret Homicide and has stated that I have suggested in the book that all (his italics)......

C017 Ent Garden

Thank you for drawing attention to the un- c of Covent Garden's subscription scheme, of , 1 1 seems to proceed from a completely false idea the tn a o ra ve habi ge ts and......

Sir,—leslie Adrian Raises My Blood Pressure To A...

in his closing sentence last week, referring to one of the most respectable and oldest trades that exist—the Stationery Trade! I would like to lead Mr. Adrian towards a copy of......

After Wolfenden 0 Uir T ,--- As I Have Just Finished A Novel

largely con- cerned with the present distributive difficulties of the Meat trade in Pimlico, I was very pleased to have n al' of my own dramatised comments justified by `Y......

Sir,—that So Experienced A Critic Of Public And...

as Mr. Leslie Adrian should be prepared to publish the results of a survey based on five telephone calls on a Friday morning in mid-September is surprising. The glory is, for......