Masterpiece: Jack Watkins takes his hat off to John Buchan’s bestselling thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps, the original ‘shocker’.
Fancy is as fancy does: Far from being pampered pooches, energetic, friendly standard poodles are quite at home in the shooting field, discovers Matthew Dennison.
Who is Maris Piper?: Eleanor Doughty delves into the reasons behind familiar names, from potatoes to cars.
Blooming lovely: Sweet scented and generous, lilacs should be ubiquitous, believes Charles Quest-Ritson .
London Life: Orchids, Titanic and Muswell Hill, plus what lies behind the giant windows on the A4 and Kit Kemp’s capital secrets.
125 Notebook: Melanie Bryan reveals the concerns of the 1910s, as shown in the pages of Country Life.
Richard Anderson’s favourite painting: The Savile Row tailor chooses a picture of gentlemanly style.
The Mississippi Truth: Carla Carlisle laments the fall of clean-as-a-bone truths .
Creating the Cambridge college: The grand tradition of academic architecture begins with a parish priest and the patronage of a queen, reveals John Goodall, in the first of two articles on Queens’ College, Cambridge .
What is French for va va voom?: Owain Jones assesses the chances of the disparate teams in the Six Nations tournament.
Interiors: Getting cosy with the finest stoves and outdoor fireplaces.
Kitchen garden cook: Melanie Johnson conjures tasty treats from healthy kale.
The good stuff: Hetty Lintell is happy to be chained up in gold and silver.
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‘To this day, it is as attractive as when Hercules first laid eyes on it’: How to escape the crowds on the Amalfi Coast, according to those in the knowThe Amalfi Coast is one of the world’s most famed holiday destinations, but, in recent years, mass tourism has made parts of it unbearable. Here’s our guide to making the most of it — in peace and in style.
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The garden created by a forgotten genius of the 1920s, rescued from 'a sorry state of neglect to a level of quality it has not known for over 50 years'George Dillistone’s original Arts-and-Crafts design at Knowle House, East Sussex, has been lovingly restored and updated with contemporary planting. George Plumptre tells more; photography by Clive Nichols.
