6 APRIL 1996, page 21

If Symptoms

persist.. . CALL no man happy, said Solon a long time ago, till he dies: he is at best fortu- nate. Amen to that; but even the sternest moralist among us will agree that there......

Jeff In Venice

Jeffrey Bernard had never been there before. He found, among other pleasures, the best cocktail he'd ever had VENICE is wetter than I thought it would be. I didn't realise that......