14 JANUARY 1949, Page 18

" POEMS - OF JOHN KEA'I'S "

Srn,—In The Spectator of December 31st you reviewed a selection of Keats's poetry chosen by me and published by Messrs...Peter Nevin, Ltd. It might easily, be thought from the terms of your description of it that it was an edition of Keats's poetry, edited by myself. This is not the case. It is important to make this quite clear since Messrs. Eyre and Spottis- woode are on the point of publishing my edition of all Keats's poems in chronological order with a commentary. This is the only edition of -Keats's poetry for which I am responsible.—Yours faithfully, J. MIDDLETON MURRY. Lower Lddge, Thelnetham, Via Diss, Norfolk.