26 JANUARY 1968, page 28

Poetry For You

AFTERTHOUGHT JOHN WELLS As his particular contribution to the 'I'm Back- ing Britain' Movement the Poet Laureate, Mr C. D'A. 'Monk' Lewis. has been at his lathe at five-thiity......

No. 483: The Winners

Two words, annual and lairds, did more than any of the others to set the tone for No. 483. Though surprisingly few competitors identified the source as Evelyn Waugh's Decline......

Competition

No. 485: The word game Competitors are invited to use the following ten words, taken from the opening passages of a well-known work of literature, in the order given, to......