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......
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