25 JUNE 1994, page 23

In Praise Of Greats

Sir: Sir Raymond Carr, reviewing the new history of 20th-century Oxford (Books, 11 June), writes that 'Greats, once the glory of the arts faculty, is in decline.' If one......

Letters Where Is Death's Sting?

Sir: I was recently a witness for my newspa- per at the execution of a murderer in Huntsville, Texas, and I would like to dis- agree with almost every word of William Cash's......

Rich Pickings

Sir: Martin Vander Weyer vilifies an entire profession because one head-hunter charged him £20,000 for promoting an appointment (The sky's the limit, old boy', 18 June). How......

Ignorance Of Bliss

Sir: It is surprising that the fastidious Fred- eric Raphael should perpetuate one of the great common misapprehensions of English letters (Books, 18 January). 'Foie Bras to the......

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