24 AUGUST 1996, Page 20
Avoid sneering
Sir: I read Michael Coveney's letter attack- ing Milton Shulman (10 August) with some concern.
As a critic Michael Coveney is fluent, plausible and available, which makes him popular with the BBC, who like that sort of thing, and also renders him highly visible in other media.
I should like to advise him that a pro- longed sneer is no substitute for rational argument.
Neil Stanley
23 Storth Park, Fulwood Road, Sheffield