20 APRIL 1996, page 36

Japan Looking Sexy

Martin Vander Weyer THE MISSIONARY AND THE LIBERTINE by Ian Buruma Faber & Faber, £16.99, pp. 310 T he last time I bumped into Ian Buru- ma was at the Tory Party conference in......

Pingo After Dipping Into The Oed

There is no word in English for the dent In upper lips the Welsh call swch. It's strange So flexible a tongue should not invent Or steal a term, and so extend its range. But......

A Blend Of Gandhi And Boss Tweed

Nigel Spivey A RABANTHOLOGY edited by Mollie Butler Wilton, £19.50 pp. 141 available from Lady Butler, Spencers, Great Yeldham, Essex I t is fair to speculate that Charles......