Impudent Greed
Sir: May I timidly suggest an ageing wri- ters' competition, for at least half the money? Andrew Brown 39 Rocks Lane, Barnes, London SW13......
Split The Tate
Sir: Giles Auty (`Caring about art', 20 October) says that few will argue about the Historic British Collection part of the latest Tate Gallery report. But many do question its......
Sir: Unless More Articles By Roy Kerridge Appear In Your
journal, I shall cancel my subscription. Roy Kerridge The Old Mansion House Guest House, Bridge Street, Knighton, Powys An article by Roy Kerridge will appear next week. Ed.......
Anatoly Koryagin
Sir: The Ukrainian writer, Valery Mar- chenko, died in a Leningrad prison hospit- al early this October. He was 37. He died because of the Soviet authorities' deliber- ate......
Overpriced
Sir: In your issue of 20 October an orga - nisation called 'Modern First Editions' has put forward the claim that an unsigned first edition of Casino Royale is worth £1,500,......
Miracles May Follow
Sir: One wonders if Arthur Scargill helped Gavin Stamp lose his way in the fog of `Anglican MacGregors' (27 October). His epistle from Holbeck bears a whiff of that......
Bring Back Roy
Sir: I have been taking your paper for three years, mainly because of Roy Kerridge's articles, which I found were an essential ingredient of the ■ Spectator. That is why Wilfred......
Esta
Sir: Richard West's reference (`Close-knit parasites', 1 September) to the last of the miners' knockers-up' reminded me of another similar custom which survived at least until......