1 JANUARY 1977, page 19
The Bores And The Bored
Christopher Booker The fi nest thing ever written on the perennially fascinating subject of 'bores' was a contribution many years ago to the Spectator by Alan Brien. It opened......
A Cold Coming We Had Of It
Alan Brien The rain rippled like melting Cellophane down the windows of the sex boutiques. It spattered on the surface of the gelid, glycerine canals in little coronets as if a......