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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 25 • 1877

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 25 • 1877’

Plant movement, earthworms, waxy blooms, an honorary doctorate, and much more.

Published 11-Aug-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 24 • 1876 plus supplement (1838–1875)

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 24 • 1876 plus supplement (1838–1875)’

The final edition of ‘Origin’ • ‘The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom’ • backgammon victories • the death of a daughter-in-law • experiments with typewriters • and a whole lot more.

Published 14-Jul-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 3’

Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, volume 3 • 1925–30’

Virginia Woolf during her most productive period.

Published 16-Jun-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, virginia woolf
‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 23 • 1875’

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 23 • 1875’

Revising ‘The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants’ • Writing ‘Insectivorous Plants’ • Beginning research on ‘The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom’ • Getting involved in the vivisection debate • The death of Charles Lyell

Published 16-Jun-2024
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 22 • 1874’

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 22 • 1874’

Revising ‘Coral Reefs’ and ‘The Descent of Man’, continuing work on insectivorous plants, and a second dispute with St George Jackson Mivart.

Published 20-May-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 2’

Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 2’

Virginia Woolf’s diaries for 1920–1924.

Published 28-Apr-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, virginia woolf
‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 21 • 1873’

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 21 • 1873’

Back to botany.

Published 29-Mar-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 20 • 1872

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 20 • 1872’

Publication of the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’, and of ‘The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals’.

Published 27-Feb-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)

Book review: ‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)

A fascinating collection of academic essays about Sebald’s life, work and influences

Published 27-Feb-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, Sebaldian Tags: reviews, sebald
‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf volume 1’

Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 1’

Virginia Woolf’s diaries for 1915–1918.

Published 04-Feb-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, virginia woolf

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