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Richard II by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The speaker is JOHN OF GAUNT (15), uncle of the eponymous KING (28) and father of Henry IV, both born in 1367.

First prize: John M. Brown, Rolles- ton-on-Dove, Staffs. Runners-up: Sir Norman Price, Eastbourne; Chris Chatwin, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.