9 SEPTEMBER 1995, page 31

We Were Farsighted

We were farsighted Sir: 1laving read your article 'The Lambeth of the North' (5 August), I wish to make it clear that Tameside Council does not deny that the company then known......

Misinformed Penguin

Misinformed Penguin Sir: Mr James Bates, a Penguin editor, who has, it seems, 'the task of ensuring that Salinger's books are republished here in strict accordance with the......

Clear?

Clear? Sir: Paul Johnson's piece (And another thing, 26 August) is less than generous both to Billy Hughes and my father, John Davenport. John's affair with Mary McCarthy was......

Surreal Humour

Surreal humour Sir: Emma Freud (Arts, 26 August) was interviewing Billie Holiday 'about theatre and Beckett'? This must be one of Ian Hislop's best jokes. I love it. Pamela Howe......