| Cover photograph: J. G. Ballard by Marianne Majerus Front page design: Dr Alistair McLeery, Napier Polytechnic, Edinburgh Contents
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| Editorial: Englishdom in the Post-Mastricht Age | 6 | |
| Secretary’s Report | 12 | |
| English Studies in Bulgaria | Kalina Filipova | 14 |
| English in Kaunas, Lithuania | James W. Bowers | 17 |
| A Link between Vilnius and Eichstatt | Alfred Bammesberger | 19 |
| The Worst of Times: A Talk with J. G. Ballard | D. Danziger | 20 |
| Norwich: ESSE’s First Ball | Hans-Jurgen Diller | 23 |
| The National Societies | ||
| The History of the ‘Council for University English’ | Tom Healy | 27 |
| Anglistentag in Germany | Helmut Bonheim | 29 |
| Briefings Number Two: Mind-Style | Mick Short | 31 |
| Mini-Checklist One: Cognitive Semantics | Jon L. Erickson | 34 |
| Shepherds for Research in English Studies | The Editor | 35 |
| ERASMUS: Tips and Tricks | The Editor | 38 |
| The Pleasure of Prose Writing vs. Pornographic Violence: An Interview with Ian McEwan | Rosa Gonzalez | 40 |
| Review: S. Deane (ed.), The Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature | Kevin Barry | 46 |
| Review: S. Chatman, Coming to Terms: The Rhetoric of Narrative in Fiction and Film. | Manfred Jahn | 50 |
| Letters to the Editor | 54 | |
| Index to The Messenger, Vol. 1 (1990-1992) | 57 | |
| The Board of ESSE | 58 | |