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    Noble Ambitions The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House

    Oct 20, 2021 3 minutes
    By Adrian Tinniswood

    Jonathan Cape £30

    ‘Never sell, Johnny! Never sell.’

    If you saw the film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes you may recall these words, spoken by Ralph Richardson, as the older Earl of Greystoke, to the younger (Christopher Lambert). The young heir had been discovered living amongst a tribe of chimpanzees and was now removed to his Scottish estates and turreted ancestral abode.

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