Alys Fowler writes about the “dancing” rats in her attic (12 December). British rats must be quite refined, because as a long-suffering neighbour to an untold number of New York rats, I can tell you that the last thing they’re doing is cutting a rug. No, they’re gnawing (the pipes), dragging (pieces of drywall), shedding (fleas), and procreating (rather loudly). I’d kill for a dancing rat.
Brendan Rascius
New York City, US
• With your article about Brenda Lee (14 December), you have a great photo of her rehearsing in London in 1959. She is singing away next to a saxophonist whom you haven’t named in the caption. He is my late cousin, Benny Green, pretty famous in his lifetime, though not as famous as Elvis, who does get his name in another photo caption.
Roberta Planer
London
