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In this issue
We salute you
As Blind Veterans UK pays its own special tribute to survivors of the D-Day operation, Octavia Pollock puts words to Richard Cannon’s poignant photographs.
‘Because it’s there’: the Mallory and Irvine mystery
Was the 1924 British Everest Expedition a success or failure? Robin Ashcroft takes a broad perspective as he sifts through a century of speculation.
Elegant and congruous
In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at the abbey’s history after the Reformation and its descent in the hands of one family to the present
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8 mins
'Plans are worthless, but planning is everything'
Country houses great and small were indispensable to D-Day preparations, with electricity and sanitation, well-stocked wine cellars, countesses to run the canteens and antique furniture to feed the stoves
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7 mins
'Because it's there': the Mallory and Irvine mystery
It’s now 100 years since George Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine disappeared high on Everest; speculation has been rife ever since. Robin Ashcroft takes a broad perspective
!['Because it's there': the Mallory and Irvine mystery](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/7OcDfO0SE1716963122017/BECAUSE-ITS-THERE-THE-MALLORY-AND-IRVINE-MYSTERY.jpg)
5 mins
Empire protest
Without meaning to issue a clarion call for independence, E. M. Forster perfectly captured the rising tensions of the British Raj. One hundred years later, Matthew Dennison revisits the masterpiece A Passage to India
![Empire protest](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/PUlCkEKkV1716965789453/EMPIRE-PROTEST.jpg)
4 mins
'Nature is nowhere as great as in its smallest creatures'
Giving himself neck ache from constantly looking upwards, John Lewis-Stempel makes the most of a sunny May day harvesting ‘tree hay’ and marvelling at the myriad wildlife including flies and earwigs–that reside on bark
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4 mins
Bringing the past to life
An event hosted by COUNTRY LIFE at WOW!house is one of the highlights of a programme that features some of the biggest names in interior design
![Bringing the past to life](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/RXfOjPTSQ1716966396297/BRINGING-THE-PAST-TO-LIFE.jpg)
1 min
There's no place like home
Riding a train may not be as joyful as clicking a pair of ruby slippers, but there is a kind of magic to the new one-to-two-hour commute, because if you’re only in the office a few days a week, what does a little extra journey time matter, when it increases your buying power? With the flexible-working ethic broadening our horizons, you may find yourself shopping for a bigger, better house, without actually spending more money
![There's no place like home](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/vAUGfmcit1716963327342/THERES-NO-PLACE-LIKE-HOME.jpg)
6 mins
Stars of the West
Wonderful houses of the West Country are enhanced by characterful owners, from the man who bought the whole of Exmoor to Jane Seymour and Sir Terence Conran
![Stars of the West](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/ky9XLO8D51716963878612/STARS-OF-THE-WEST.jpg)
5 mins
Life and sol
The sanctuary of the Balearic Islands has enchanted a multitude of creative minds, from Robert Graves to David Bowie
![Life and sol](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/jtw7MEQPd1716965512979/LIFE-AND-SOL.jpg)
4 mins
Spring-fed genius
The garden at Selehurst, West Sussex The home of Mr and Mrs Michael Prideaux The streams that trickle through this woodland valley in the Sussex Weald have enabled the planting of thousands of different trees and flowering shrubs
![Spring-fed genius](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/A1KZ5MERY1716964338061/SPRINGFED-GENIUS.jpg)
6 mins
A tapestry of pinks
THE garden is now entering its season of vigour and exuberance.
![A tapestry of pinks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/yEj1vEwDd1716966473575/A-TAPESTRY-OF-PINKS.jpg)
3 mins
Hops and dreams
A relative of marijuana, hops were a Teutonic introduction to British brewing culture and gave rise to the original working holiday
![Hops and dreams](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/HI9CLQ0Wt1716965660727/HOPS-AND-DREAMS.jpg)
2 mins
Achilles healed
Once used to comfort the lovelorn or soothe the wounds of Greek heroes, yarrow may now have a new starring role in sustainable agriculture
![Achilles healed](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/Wyz4IclgB1716964707311/ACHILLES-HEALED.jpg)
5 mins
The darling buds of May
May Morris shared her father’s passion for flowers, embroidery and Iceland, but was much more than William’s daughter. Influential both as a designer and as a teacher, she championed the rights of workers, particularly women, as Huon Mallalieu reveals
![The darling buds of May](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1714245/UoRSAX0yP1716964880860/THE-DARLING-BUDS-OF-MAY.jpg)
6 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.
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