Simple Solution

Sir: While it is true that child abuse appears to be a fairly recent pastime (Letters, 5 September), I am sure it has existed since the creation of Man. It is just that it was......

20/20 Foresight

Sir: In your 'Unlettered' series you used to publish examples of letters or notices from companies or public bodies which are 'crass, illiterate, ignorant, irrelevant or......

Detective Work

Sir: It is distressing to think of P.D. James's party of detective-story enthusiasts from the United States wandering vainly along Magdalen Bridge in search of the spot where......

Bombs Away

Sir: You have been fighting a gallant rear - guard action against Euromania. When duly verified against your doubtless abun - dant accurate archives, the following may suggest......

Imperative Letter

Sir: Following my column on eating cheaply (Food, 29 August), 1 have received more letters than I can reply to individually. The most common enquiry is where to find various......

Bottom Line

Sir: I am an admirer of Mr Waugh's literary accomplishments, but I hope I am not being churlish if I say that I do not find his bottom a particularly inspiring subject for......

Job Offer

Sir: I thoroughly enjoyed Herr Gerhard Lorenz's interesting views on European his- tory (Letters, 5 September). You might consider giving him regular employment — paid in......