24 FEBRUARY 1990, page 26

Street Wise

Sir: In order to save my husband from an apoplectic demise would you please reas- sure him that 'Wallace Arnold' is The Spectator's version of Nornington Cres- cent'? Kate......

Book Award

Sir: I hate to fall out with my old friend Susan Hill, whose writing I have always admired, but her letter (17 February) about the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award is a......

Club 231

Sir: In the euphoria of post-communist Czechoslovakia, there is an important group of men of continuous courage and integrity who are in danger of being ignored by European......

Feminist Divorce

Sir: Amongst the many interesting figures quoted by Mr Raison (Divorce a la mode, 10 February) the large percentage of di- vorces requested by female partners was not provided.......

Dull Without Dishes

Sir: For someone who can apparently regard homes daubed with graffiti as en- dearingly 'quirky' as thatched roofs or ragged beams, it is little wonder that Nicholas Farrell......