9 SEPTEMBER 1995, page 48

Half Life

Half life Red in the face Carole Morin A doctor is usually the last person you want to see when you're sick. Staying in bed with a good book is more soothing than queuing in a......

Low Life

Low life Missing out on the side-effects Jeffrey Bernard I have been hankering after one of those stationary steam engines whose boiler is heated by a methylated-spirit burner......

Long Life

Long life English my English Nigel Nicolson In my time I have learnt French, German and Italian, but none of them well enough to save me from mentally rehearsing a sentence......