14 DECEMBER 1996, page 34

The Virgins Of Bruges

By Jane Gardam ON THE MORNING of Christmas Eve my sister's husband died. I live in Paris. She lives in Herne Bay. She telephoned me at once, and at once 1 said that I would......

Mind Your Language

I DO not want to trespass on Dr Dal- rymple's patch (indeed I'd run a mile to avoid it), but I've just come across a new book of prison slang which shows how dreadful prison is......