Letter to the editor from John Lehmann in response to Earle Birney’s book review of Lehmann's New Writing in the March issue. Lehmann claims that there is, in fact, anti-Stalinist content in his anthology, including Ignazio Silone (an Italian who opposed the Russian regime) and George Orwell, who fought with the P.O.U.M. in Spain. He also notes that the single story included that deals with the Spanish Civil War is not about heroism. Birney replies, stating that the Spanish Civil War story is indeed about heroism.
