Country Life October 25 2017
Clumber spaniels; fishing in Iceland and how to choose the right cartridge.


Country Life October 25 2017 is our glorious country sports number featuring charming clumber spaniels, fishing in Iceland and how to choose the right cartridge. Find out more here:
INTERVIEW: The Earl of Leicester talks to Paula Lester about running Holkham and learning to love shooting
GAME BIRDS: Are smaller game birds better, asks Charles Nodder
DOGS: The Clumber spaniel is coming back, reports Matthew Dennison
SHOOTING: Nick Hammond picks cartridges
HUNTING: An extraordinary collection of hunting memorabilia delights Kate Green
FISHING: Mark Hedges tries to catch the king of fish on Iceland’s River Fjótaá
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INTERIORS: Spare rooms that make guests feel at home, by Mary Graham
HOUSE BUYING: Roderick Easdale finds some odd superstitions about house buying
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LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: Passementerie
GHOSTS: Readers who have seen ghosts
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: The outgoing CLA president chooses an adrenalin-fuelled work by Benjamin West
ARCHITECTURE: Jeremy Musson inspects the master’s lodge created by Gilbert Scott for St John’s, Cambrige
BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS: Amelia Thorpe selects bedroom accessories and Giles Kime admires a Moon-inspired bed
LUXURY: Hetty Chidwick reports on the latest in luxury, goes behind the scenes at Farlows and discovers Ashley Jensen’s life essentials
GARDENS: Mark Griffiths celebrates the ‘re-branding’ of Persicaria
COOKING: Melanie Johnson introduces kale’s Italian cousin, cavolo nero
MUSIC: Pippa Cuckson asks leading musicians if traditional, formal concert format has had its day
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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