19 JULY 1980, page 16

Cock And Hen Story

Cock and hen story Sir: Nobody else seems to have commented upon it, so may 1, for amateurs of the migrating joke, point out that the original of the charming story told by......

The Resident Consultant

The Resident Consultant Sir: Benny Green's prose style is so dazzling one has to shade one's eyes a bit, but so far as I can make out he claims (5 July) that the first Sherlock......

His Last Bow

Letters His Last Bow Sir: In calling his article about the 50th anniversary of Arthur Conan Dovle's death 'The final problem' (5 July) Benny Green has been more apt than he......

[sir: In Accusing Mr Booker Of Tarnishing His...]

Sir: In accusing Mr Booker of tarnishing hbs reputation, isn't Diana Bazalgette (Letters 1 2 July) falling into the error of suppOS1i'g that a journalists's proper function is......

[sir: The Language Of Some Of Your Con-...]

Sir: The language of some of your co"' trib~utors to this important discusSi° (Christopher Booker, 21 June, Gordofl Wilson, 28 June, Monica Furlong and others, including David......

[sir: Monica Furlong Is Being Unusually Coy...]

The new liturgy Sir: Monica Furlong is bcing unusually coy in writing (Letters, 12 July) that she has been 'a moderately faithful Anglican for 3() years', for this draws a veil......