30 JANUARY 1988, page 31

A Myth Is As Good As A Male

Kevin Sharpe ELIZABETH I by Jasper Ridley Constable, .£15 I t may be revealing that whilst the symbol of Britain is the bulldog, it is our female rulers whom historians have......

Advice

If you hope she'll settle with you in a semi west of Ealing Or gladly tag along when you are hiking to Darjeeling, If you want to be the one who's irresistibly appealing, Don't......

The Mysteries Of Flann O'brien

Following Colin Welch's review last week of Costello and van de Kamp's biography of Flann O'Brien, John Wyse Jackson investigates further the 'missing' Sexton Blake stories I n......

Favourite

When they ask me, 'Who's your favourite poet?', I'd better not mention you Though you certainly are my favourite poet And I like your poems too.......