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Reviews: Biography/Memoir

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin volume 8

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 8, 1860’

Letters to and from Darwin in the immediate aftermath of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 31-Dec-2018
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews
W.G. Sebald by Uwe Schütte

Book review: ‘W.G. Sebald’ by Uwe Schütte

The writer and his work.

Published 16-Dec-2018
Draft No. 4

Book review: ‘Draft No. 4’ by John McPhee

Essays on factual writing.

Published 01-Nov-2018
In My Mind’s Eye

Book review: ‘In My Mind’s Eye’ by Jan Morris

A thought diary.

Published 29-Sep-2018
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: ronald blythe
Ravilious & Co.

Book review: ‘Ravilious & Co.’ by Andy Friend

The pattern of friendship.

Published 06-Jan-2018
‘In the Artist’s Garden’ by Ronald Blythe

Book review: ‘In the Artist’s Garden’ by Ronald Blythe

Book 9 in the Wormingford series.

Published 08-Aug-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: ronald blythe, wormingford series
‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’ by Annie Dillard

Book review: ‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’ by Annie Dillard

An eclectic mix of science, nature and memoir.

Published 08-Aug-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing, Science Tags: annie-dillard
‘The Writing Life’ by Annie Dillard

Book review: ‘The Writing Life’ by Annie Dillard

Definitely not a writing guide.

Published 30-Jun-2017
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: annie-dillard
‘Life, Love and The Archers’ by Wendy Cope

Book review: ‘Life, Love and the Archers’ by Wendy Cope

Recollections, reviews and other prose.

Published 26-Feb-2016

Book review: ‘The Outrun’ by Amy Liptrot

Recovering from addiction in the far north.

Published 26-Feb-2016

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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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