6 AUGUST 1942, Page 13

CHILDREN'S READING

Sitt,—I was amused at the comments of your correspondent, Mr. Quentin Edwards, on the subject of my father's works. Far the edification of Mr. Edwards I would point out that, among litterateurs, my father's literary worth is judged not on the popular Sherlock Holmes stories, but on his great historical writings, such as The White Company, Rodney Stone, and The Refugees—books comparable in scope and literary power with the best of Scott or Hugo.—Yours faithfully, Bignell Wood, Minstead, Lyndhurst..

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