An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain.
Writing tagged: ‘reviews’
Book review: ‘The Golden Mole’ by Katherine Rundell
Interesting facts about remarkable species.
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’.
Book review: ‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)
A fascinating collection of academic essays about Sebald’s life, work and influences
Book review: ‘The Notebook’ by Roland Allen
A history of thinking on paper.
Book review: ‘Mansfield Park’ by Jane Austen
Toffs being toffs.
Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 1’
Virginia Woolf’s diaries for 1915–1918.
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 19 • 1871’
A busy year for Darwin: ‘The Descent of Man’ published, with another book on the way, and the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’.
Book review: ‘Days Like These’ by Brian Bilston
An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems.
Book review: ‘The World-Ending Fire‘ by Wendell Berry
The essential Wendell Berry