Country Life 8 January 2020
Country Life 8 January 2020 looks at flatcoated retrievers, the nation's myths and legends and celebrates Beethoven.

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FLATCOATS: A celebration of the retrievers that never grow up.
SNOW QUEEN IN SCOTLAND: The National Ballet north of the border have brought the folk tale to life.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS: Amy Jeffs on the oldest tales our island has to tell.
BROOCHES: If you like it then you ought to put a pin in it.
SEEING RED: Interiors have a bright new trend.
QUINTON OLD RECTORY: Kendra Wilson visits the Northamptonshire gardens.
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TOM PARKER-BOWLES ON HIS FAVORITE DISH: The incomparable charms of Dover sole.
MODERNIST MASTERPIECE: Tim Richardson visits a striking home on the Cote d'Azur.
TORTURED GENIUS: A look at 250 years of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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