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NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY: Do you own Britain’s naughtiest dog? Share his or her details with us and make your pooch famous.
FLAT CAPS: Do they denote raconteurs? Rob Crossan believes so.
NIGHTINGALES: John Lewis-Stempel on the silvery-voiced birds.
RARE PEAS: The story of Lady Penny Mountbatten, a long-lost sweet pea.
A DUCHESS’S DOGS: The Duchess of Rutland on her shi tzuhs.
SITTING ROOMS: How make them truly welcoming.
THE HOUSE THAT INSPIRED JANE EYRE: Non Morris visits Norton Conyers.
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Art dealer James Mayor specialises in modern stuff for his business — but chooses a Dutch master as his number one.
KITCHEN GARDEN COOK: Melanie Johnson cooks cracking carrots.
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