Sir: It Is Tedious To Have To Confirm Once More
that Mr Forbes does not know what caused Lord Randolph Churchill's death. His information is derived from hearsay and gossip which he tries to support with impressive but false......
Another Surprise
Sir: Surely (17 August) 'surprise-party' is a combination of two nouns, and should be written with a hyphen: cf. 'house-party.' D Broadbent 12 Partridge Avenue, Manchester......
Napier Alington
Sir: I am preparing a short memoir of about 7000 words on Napier Alington, who died in Cairo in 1940. Any recollections, howev- er slight, from your readers would be wel- come.......
Breaking Words
Sir: Michael Lewis's Anglophobic article of 17 August is all old hat. But the efforts of your compositor with his hyphens make the article a joy to des-cribe. Shop-ped is......
Shopping And . . .
Sir: Humphry Smith's depiction of the worst of British tourism (10 August) reminds me of what an American friend (alas no longer with us) found to be the best. Knowing London......
How To Win
Sir: It is always fascinating to read the defence of a hurt politician. When Mr Brendan Bruce (17 August) revealed his hand by responding to Noel Malcolm he unwittingly (for a......
Going To Heaven
Sir: As a firm believer in the reality of heav- en, I must have been among many who read with some relish Monsignor Gilbey's discussions on the life hereafter with John......
True And Fair
Sir: The excellent Barry Riley is surely right to suggest (10 August) that 'the most important true and fair view the auditors can project is of themselves'. Unfortunately most......
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