16 APRIL 1994, Page 53

No. 1828: Queen solicits queen

During Oscar Wilde's editorship of Woman's World, he wrote to Queen Vic- toria asking if she had any early verses which he might publish. She hadn't. But supposing she had had . . . You are invited to provide these and Oscar's poetic reply (maximum 16 lines). Entries to 'Competi- tion No. 1828' by 28 April.