13 DECEMBER 2008, Page 26

Mill in France

Sir: In his review of The British in France Raymond Carr (Books, 29 November) states that J.S. Mill never settled in France. This is not true. He lived in France in the years before his death. His body is buried in Avignon. The Dutch historian Cor Hermans has recently written the book Een Engelsman in Frankrijk about Mill’s time in France.

Patrick van IJzendoorn

London SE10