29 NOVEMBER 1997, page 56

Mary Killen

I love reading nostalgically about the days when people had values, and the world of the late Colin Welch, former chief book reviewer for The Spectator and the 'mind' of the old......

Taki

This was the year of a way of life lamentably long gone. My favourite books had all to do with persons and events that live only in our memories. Enchantress, by Christine......

Books Of The Year

A final selection of the best and worst books of the year, chosen by some of our regular contributors Duncan Fallowell I love doorstep biographies, the complete wallow, and the......

Far More People Enjoy Opera Nowadays Than Ever Before, So

you do not have to be working on a new history of Glyndebourne like me to find The Joy of Opera by Nigel Douglas (Deutsch, £25) fascinatingly read- able. It is full of......