A final volume of diaries, covering a momentous time in British and European history.
Reviews: Biography/Memoir
Book review: ‘Blythe Spirit’ by Ian Collins
The remarkable life of Ronald Blythe.
Book Review: ‘Every Man for Himself and God Against All’ by Werner Herzog
A memoir.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 30 • 1882’
The end of a magnificent era.
Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 4 • 1931-35’
Working on ‘The Years’, taking trips abroad, and losing a few old friends.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 29 • 1881’
Publishing on earthworms • a pension for Wallace • death of a brother • feeling his age • and lots more…
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: ‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson
Natural histories of place, identity and home.
Book review: ‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie
Magnificent short pieces about entering a new phase in one’s life.
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…