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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects’ by Charles Darwin

Book review: ‘On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects’ by Charles Darwin

Darwin responds to his critics.

Published 05-Apr-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing, Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘The Edge of Silence’ by Neil Ansell

Book Review: ‘The Edge of Silence’ by Neil Ansell

In search of the disappearing sounds of nature.

Published 05-Apr-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘A Year with Gilbert White’ by Jenny Uglow

Book review: ‘A Year with Gilbert White’ by Jenny Uglow

A year in the life of the revered eighteenth-century country curate and naturalist Gilbert White

Published 16-Mar-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Running Hare’ by John Lewis-Stempel

Book review: ‘The Running Hare’ by John Lewis-Stempel

The secret life of farmland.

Published 17-Feb-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Way of the Hermit’ by Ken Smith

Book review: ‘The Way of the Hermit’ by Ken Smith

40 years in the Scottish wilderness.

Published 17-Feb-2026
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Is a River Alive?’ by Robert Macfarlane

Rivers as living entities: preposterous animism or a useful metaphor?

Published 23-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews, robert macfarlane
‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Book review: ‘Lifelines’ by Julian Hoffman

Searching for home in the mountains of Greece.

Published 18-May-2025
Filed under: Nonsense Genres: Biography/Memoir, Culture, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Book review: ‘Belonging’ by Amanda Thomson

Natural histories of place, identity and home.

Published 30-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘Cairn’ by Kathleen Jamie

Magnificent short pieces about entering a new phase in one’s life.

Published 27-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

Book review: ‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay

The secret wonders of a disappearing world.

Published 19-Sep-2024
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews

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