Hitler And Queen Mother
From Mr Andrew Roberts Sir: David Irving's defence of his claim in his second volume of Churchill's War that the Queen Mother supported a peace deal with Hitler in 1940 — that......
V&a Has Lips Of Mae
From Mr WC. Gore Sir: Martin Gayford in his review of the Roland Penrose exhibition at Edinburgh (Arts, 25 August) states that the Edward Jones collection 'went under the hammer......
Miss Austen's Fruit And Veg
From Mr Michael Grosvenor Myer Sir: Simon Courtauld, in his interesting piece on apricots (Arts, 1 September), has misremembered the conversation at dinner in Mansfield Park. Dr......
Our Multicultural Cuisine
From Jane Kelly Sir: John Ware's pessimistic view that British people eat only tasteless, boring rubbish cannot be true ('Figs ain't what they used to be', 1 September). This......
From Mr Dominic Low Sir: British Food Has Always Been
international. The Raj brought curry back from India, and the traders tea. We took India Pale Ale out there, and much more. The Spanish brought mangoes to the West Indies from......
Einstein's Military Insight
From Lieutenant Colonel D.M.C. Rose Sir: Albert Einstein said that to keep trying the same thing over and over with the expectation of a different result is the definition of......
Moore Hair Advice
From Mr Chris White Sir: Charles Moore (Diary, 28 July) will be relieved to learn that I have found a shampoo for his oily hair. It sells under the brand name 'American Crew',......
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