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Writer and photographer Richard Carter, FCD is the founder of the Friends of Charles Darwin. He lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.Website • Newsletter • Mastodon • etc…

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part II • July–December 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 2 • 1868’

Researching human evolution and expressions, and revising ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 27-Sep-2023
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: adam sedgwick, age of the earth, alfred russel wallace, descent of man, Ernst Haeckel, expression of emotions, joseph dalton hooker, julia margaret cameron, louis agassiz, origin of species, photography, religion, reviews, thomas henry huxley, thomas woolner
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part I • January–June 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 1 • 1868’

Researching human evolution and expressions.

Published 27-Sep-2023
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: alfred russel wallace, bartholomew sulivan, descent of man, downe, expression of emotions, jemmy button, john jenner weir, joseph dalton hooker, moths, pangenesis, reviews, seed dispersal, thomas henry huxley, variation of plants and animals under domestication (book)
‘One Midsummer’s Day’ by Mark Cocker

Book Review: ‘One Midsummer’s Day’ by Mark Cocker

Swifts and the story of life on earth.

Published 29-Aug-2023
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Nature/Ecology, Science Tags: reviews
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: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: alfred russel wallace, coloration, darwin correspondence, darwin's illness, descent of man, expression of emotions, joseph dalton hooker, pangenesis, reviews, seed dispersal, variation of plants and animals under domestication (book), vestigial organs
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: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: alfred russel wallace, charles lyell, darwin correspondence, Ernst Haeckel, Herbert Spencer, hms beagle, joseph dalton hooker, reviews, richard owen, the mount, thomas henry huxley, tierra del fuego
‘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: Reviews Genres: Evolution, History of Science, People, Science Tags: alfred russel wallace, 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: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: alfred russel wallace, asa gray, charles lyell, darwin correspondence, darwin's illness, Hugh Falconer, john lubbock, pangenesis, reviews, Robert FitzRoy, thomas henry huxley, William Jackson Hooker
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: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: alfred russel wallace, botany, darwin correspondence, hms beagle, joseph dalton hooker, 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
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: Archaeopteryx, asa gray, charles lyell, darwin correspondence, emma darwin (née Wedgwood), orchids, pollination, reviews, richard owen, thomas henry huxley
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (30 vols)

The full set!

I have achieved my 30-year ambition of owning a complete published set of Darwin’s correspondence.

Published 02-Apr-2023
Filed under: Blog Tags: darwin correspondence, darwin correspondence project
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: Reviews Genres: By Darwin Tags: darwin correspondence, glen roy, henry walter bates, mimicry, orchids, pollination, reviews, richard owen, thomas henry huxley
‘Darwin Comes to Town‘ by Menno Schilthuizen

Book review: ‘Darwin Comes to Town’ by Menno Schilthuizen

How the urban jungle drives evolution

Published 06-Mar-2023
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, Nature/Ecology Tags: evolution, niches

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