Page 12, 14th January 2005
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The Blunting Of Becky Sharp
One of literature’s greatest vixens has been made rather nice in this new film of Vanity Fair, grumbles Ed West M aking a screen version of Vanity Fair is the director’s......
Taking Schoolboy Sneers In Our Stride
Nick Thomas Media Matter M onday’s edition of The Times carried a characteristically well-turned and thoughtful piece by William Rees-Mogg, distinguished former editor of that......
Eating Like A King
Timothy Gardner Cookery I spent New Year on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides where the tradition of “first footing” is taken extremely seriously and lasts for four days. Samuel......
Recipe
Confit de Canard This makes an excellent starter and ravioli filling and is indispensable in making cassoulet. Rub four duck legs generously with sea salt, place into a shallow......
A Supercalifragilisticexpialdocious Magic
Robert Tanitch Theatre N anny knows best. Nanny has always known best. Seventy years after her debut and 40 years after the film premiere, the world’s best-known nanny, Mary......