Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Field Work

by Ronald Blythe Essays on literature, art and the countryside. I'm a big fan of Ronald Blythe's gentle writing style. His Wormingford series of diaries, which first appeared in his regular column in The Church Times should be seen as a national treasure. Field Work is a series of essays about the countryside and country… Continue reading Field Work

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The Cabaret of Plants

by Richard Mabey Botany and the imagination. The Cabaret of Plants comprises a series of mostly (but see below) very well-researched essays about all things plant. The essays are arranged according to rough themes (famous trees, the history of botany, the mythology of plants, etc.). As always, Mabey is very readable and informative. Unfortunately, the… Continue reading The Cabaret of Plants

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Sebald's Vision

by Carol Jacobs High-brow analysis of the enigmatic author's oeuvre. This is a very high-brow book. I will eagerly read anything that might assist me in my ongoing efforts to get my head around the unclassifiable wonderfulness of W.G. Sebald's published works. Carol Jacobs certainly knows her onions. She has spotted all manner of running… Continue reading Sebald's Vision

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Granta 133

by Sigrid Rausing (ed.) What Have We Done? I gave up my longstanding subscription to Granta a few years ago as it seemed to be publishing more fiction at the expense of non-fiction. But Granta 133 was advertised as including non-fiction articles by acclaimed ‘nature’ writers, Barry Lopez, Kathleen Jamie, and the late Roger Deakin… Continue reading Granta 133

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