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Book snobs

From Mr Michael Connolly
The Times
From Mr Michael Connolly
The Times

Sir, I recall standing next to a very well known female singer of popular songs when in a large London bookshop just after the end of the Second World War (letter, June 14).

She was explaining to a bewildered assistant that, following redecoration in one of the rooms in her home, she needed “just over two and a half yards of books”.

Yours faithfully,

MICHAEL CONNOLLY,

27 Burdon Lane,

Cheam, Sutton, Surrey SM2 7PP.

June 19.