These new-fangled fivers… look more closely… …There’s no polite way of saying this: the Charles formerly known as Prince appears to be wall-eyed. His right eye is looking straight at us, while his left eye is glancing over our right shoulders. (In the good old days, an observation like this would no doubt have earned… Continue reading Charles Rex(otropia)
Nonsense
All my own stunts
They don’t call me Hebden Bridge’s answer to Tom Cruise without reason.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 28 • 1880’
Publishing on plant movement • researching earthworms • trying to get a civil pension for a friend • turning down an invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury • and lots more…
Book review: ‘The Shortest History of Europe’ by John Hirst
An entertaining whistle-stop overview of European history.
Book review: ‘Crypt’ by Prof. Alice Roberts
Life, death and disease in the Middle Ages and beyond.
Book review: ‘Where the Road Runs Out’ by Gaia Holmes
An enjoyable, comprehensible poetry collection.
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…
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 26 • 1878’
Plant movement, potato blight, an unexpected inheritance, and much more.
Enid Blyton goes dark (part 2)
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 25 • 1877’
Plant movement, earthworms, waxy blooms, an honorary doctorate, and much more.