17 JANUARY 1998, page 48

High Life

Laughs and lovers Taki Casanova seduced Marina Morosini, a nun, by letter. He proposed to a Neapoli- tan beauty but backed off when he was informed she was his daughter. Ouch!......

Country Life

A cry in the dark Leanda de Lisle T errible screams interrupted the after- dinner conversation we were enjoying with my parents and my sister. It was difficult to tell where......

Bridge

Well placed Andrew Robson WITHOUT West's take-out double of 1+, there would be no way North-South could bid to (or want to bid to) 6+. As it was North, Jeremy Reiss, was able to......