20 MARCH 1971, Page 22

COMPETITION

No 642: Love letter

Set by Maud Gracechurch: Competitors are asked to supply a love letter to or from Lucrezia Borgia, the Marquis de Sade, Richard nr, Genghis Khan, Mussolini, or some equally black character from history. Limit, 150 words. Entries, marked 'Competition No 642', by I April.