4 JULY 1998, page 75

Hamsters Or Heroes?

Philip Hensher ROUGH RIDE by Paul Kimmage Yellow Jersey, £8, pp. 260 T he Tour de France is one of those barbaric events which a truly civilised soci- ety would surely banish,......

The Quality Of Mercy

William Rees-Mogg ENOUGH SAID by Bernard Levin Cape, £16.99, pp. 268 B ernard Levin has been the most consistently interesting British columnist of his generation. I am, of......