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Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

‘The Shortest History of Europe’ by John Hirst

Book review: ‘The Shortest History of Europe’ by John Hirst

An entertaining whistle-stop overview of European history.

Published 12-Oct-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘Crypt’ by Professor Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘Crypt’ by Prof. Alice Roberts

Life, death and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond.

Published 12-Oct-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Book review: ‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Natural histories of place, identity and home.

Published 30-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Where the Road Runs Out’ by Gaia Holmes

Book review: ‘Where the Road Runs Out’ by Gaia Holmes

An enjoyable, comprehensible poetry collection.

Published 30-Sep-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Poetry Tags: reviews
‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Magnificent short pieces about entering a new phase in one’s life.

Published 27-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 27 • 1879’

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 27 • 1879’

Darwin reaches 70 • working on his grandfather’s biography • a visit to the Lake District • continuing to investigate movement in plants • and lots more…

Published 25-Sep-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

Book review: ‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

The secret wonders of a disappearing world.

Published 19-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez

A thoughtfully observed posthumous collection of essays.

Published 01-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 26 • 1878

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 26 • 1878’

Plant movement, potato blight, an unexpected inheritance, and much more.

Published 01-Sep-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews

Enid Blyton goes dark (part 2)

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Published 15-Aug-2024
Filed under: Nonsense

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On the Moor

On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
“…wonderfully droll, witty and entertaining… At their best Carter’s moorland walks and his meandering intellectual talk are part of a single, deeply coherent enterprise: a restless inquiry into the meaning of place and the nature of self.”
—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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