10 SEPTEMBER 1994, page 18

The Fall Of The House Of Savoy

After a siege of 40 years, it seems that Britain's most famous hotel group has been captured by the infidel, reports Martin Vander Weyer by the infidel, reports Martin Vander......

Mind Your Language

EVERYONE I know seems to be read- ing Patrick O'Brian's novels about the Navy during the Napoleonic wars. And quite right too: they are excellent. Mr O'Brian takes a cautious......