5 AUGUST 1943, Page 14

RUSSIAN BOOKS

SIR,—In your issue of July 3oth Mr. Hamilton Kerr mentions that " No Russian reference library exists in this country." If exclusively Russian is meant this is no doubt true, but it may be useful to let your readers know that, owing to the late Sir Charles Hagberg Wright's interest in the country, the London Library has an exceptionally large collection of

Russian books.—Yours faithfully, C. J. PURNELL, Secretary and Librarian.

London Library, St. 7ames's Square, S.W. r.