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‘Next to Nature’ by Ronald Blythe

Book review: ‘Next to Nature’ by Ronald Blythe

A lifetime in the English countryside.

Published 19-Jul-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews, ronald blythe
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867’

Correcting proofs and researching human evolution, sexual selection, and expressions.

Published 19-Jul-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866’

Getting back to work after prolonged illness.

Published 13-Jun-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘A Book of Days’ by Patti Smith

Book review: ‘A Book Of Days’ by Patti Smith

Words and images from an inspirational artist.

Published 13-Jun-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture Tags: patti smith, photography, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 13 • 1865 (plus supplement)

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 13 • 1865 plus supplement (1822–1864)’

Yet more ill-heath, with slow progress on Darwin’s ‘big book’.

Published 14-May-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Radical By Nature’ by James T. Costa

Book Review: ‘Radical By Nature’ by James T. Costa

The revolutionary life of Alfred Russel Wallace.

Published 14-May-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science, Travel Tags: alfred russel wallace, charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 12 • 1864

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 12 • 1864’

More sickness, more botany.

Published 26-Apr-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 11 • 1863

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 11 • 1863’

Six months of illness, and lots of botany.

Published 10-Apr-2023
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10 • 1862

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10 • 1862’

Darwin grows in confidence.

Published 06-Mar-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: charles darwin, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861’

Poking around in flowers’ private parts.

Published 18-Jan-2023
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews

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