Yet more ill-heath, with slow progress on Darwin’s ‘big book’.
Writing tagged: ‘reviews’
Book Review: ‘Radical By Nature’ by James T. Costa
The revolutionary life of Alfred Russel Wallace.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 12 • 1864’
More sickness, more botany.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10 • 1862’
Darwin grows in confidence.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861’
Poking around in flowers’ private parts.
Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
A penchant for reading other people’s correspondence is one of my few vices. As a John le Carré fan-boy, I was very much looking forward to this collection, and it didn’t disappoint. Here you will find le Carré (real name: David Cornwell) corresponding with fellow former spies; assuring Sir Alec Guinness he is perfect for… Continue reading Book review: ‘A Private Spy: the letters of John le Carré, 1945-2020’
Book review: ‘Northerners‘ by Brian Groom
A history of Northern England from the Ice Age to the present day.
Book review: ‘Allegorizings‘ by Jan Morris
Eclectic crepuscular essays.
Book review: ‘Kindred’ by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
An introduction to our formerly maligned cousins.
Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.