Country Life 4 December 2019

Our first December issue this year features a London Life full of Christmas lights, a lion who fought a dinosaur and the wonderful qualities of the Gordon setter.

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LONDON LIFE: Explore the capital's best Christmas light displays

THE GORDON SETTER: The gentlemanly dog that has fallen out of style

BOND, JAMES BOND: The origins of the greatest spy character ever written

HARLOW CARR: Soothing colours and scents flood this garden

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NATURE IN THE NEW FOREST: Mark Hedges relaxes in an idyllic cottage

ISLAND PROPERTIES: Holly Kirkwood seeks out the best Caribbean homes for those looking for winter sun

ANIMAL MAGIC: The lion that took on a T. Rex

BRUSSELS SPROUTS: The much-maligned veg gets a makeover.

Country Life

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.