3 AUGUST 2002, page 27

How To Lasso An English Man

From Dr L.K Vaughan Sir: As an Australian female I am an unlikely defender of the English male, but I feel compelled to offer a corrective to Leah McLaren's attack (`The tragic......

Poles Apart

From Mr John Moloney Sir: Neil Clark (`East is Eden'. 20 July) amply demonstrates that biased praise is every bit as annoying as prejudice. No more, please, about the romantic,......

Hare As Hero

From Mr Roy Rubenstein Sir: Toby Young (Arts, 27 July) does a disservice in his claim that Sir David Hare 'bends over backwards to be even-handed' to both sides of the Middle......

German View Of Versailles

From Mr lain Smith Sir: Frank Johnson, with whose column I normally wholeheartedly agree, writes (27 July) in respect of the 1919 Versailles Treaty: 'The Germans of all classes......