19 JULY 1997, Page 25

Sir: Your correspondents are beginning to doubt the identity of

Alice von Schlieffen. After only a little thought it has become apparent to me that David Damant and Alice von Schlieffen are the same person. Mr Damant writes the Alice von Schlieffen letters in his own elegantly intelligent prose and then coarsens them to fit his concept of his alter ego's style.

My only fear is that he has already writ- ten the letters, which will continue the cor- respondence for the foreseeable future. Nunc Willcox

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