Country Life 4 November 2020
Country Life 4 November 2020 looks at the cleverness of cows, tells the original tale of the Unknown Soldier and explains why you need a grandfather clock.

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CLEVER COWS: Silly moos? Not a bit of it, as John Lewis-Stempel explains.
OLD GRANDFATHER TIME: Grandfather clocks belong in every home, says Matthew Dennison.
SECRET GARDENS: 10 to visit, picked out by Juliet Roberts.
THE LARK ASCENDING: A look at the piece, 100 years on from its first performance.
LONDON LIFE: Primrose Hill, and best libraries in town.
WINKWORTH: The tale of one of the nation's great arboretums.
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