In which I attempt to rewrite the wonderful final paragraph of ‘On the Origin of Species’ using only the 1,000 most common English words.
Month: January 2013
10-Jan-1860: Darwin to Lyell
On 10th January 1860, Charles Darwin wrote to his good friend the geologist Charles Lyell, humorously describing mankind’s ancestor.
I have seriously cool friends (part 3)
My wonderful, long-suffering partner, Jen, filled a gaping hole in my Darwin-groupie library this Christmas.
I have seriously cool friends (part 2)
My wonderful friend Stense bought me two magnificent books for Christmas.
I have seriously cool friends (part 1)
What do you buy a tea-addicted, Darwin groupie photographer for Christmas?