6 SEPTEMBER 1997, page 28

Lasting Value

Sir: In his thought-provoking article on the classics (Arts, 30 August) Michael Tanner quotes Dr Johnson on the subject, 'Nothing can please many and please long, but just......

Shaky Platform

Sir: In 1973 when I was editor, Private Eye reported that Tom Stacey's publicity firm was heavily in debt and that a number of cheques had bounced. In a letter to the edi- tor......

Scotland Yardstick

Sir: I have returned from holiday abroad (neither, I hasten to add, in Chiantishire nor in Cape Cod) to read (Letters, 16 August) Mr Gross's enquiry following Jef- frey......

Let Schlieffen Dogs Lie

Sir: The article of 23 August, 'We find Alice von Schlieffen', still does not explain what the elaborate jest was all about. It became clear early on that something was out of......

Matrimonial Ties

Sir: Mae Kaul (Letters, 30 August) states that 'money and influence' can buy an annulment in the Catholic Church. For those of us who work in marriage tribunals — work that is......