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(also known as 14th Earl of Home, and Lord Home of the Hirsel). Home's correspondence with Darby was published as ''Letters to a Grandson'' in 1983. Darby was the co-creator of the

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References

* Home of the Hirsel, Lord. (1983). Letters to a Grandson, London: HarperCollins. * Sunday Times Magazine. (1984). Relative Values. Interview by Maddox, B. * The Face (magazine). (1998). Interview * Debrett's People of Today, 2008. (2007). * Country Life. (7 June 2007). pp 158–159. Interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Darby, Matthew English publishers (people) Landscape or garden designers Living people 1967 births Alumni of the University of Edinburgh