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‘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: Uncategorised 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: Uncategorised 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, 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
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861’

Poking around in flowers’ private parts.

Published 18-Jan-2023
Filed under: Reviews Genres: By Darwin, Evolution, History of Science Tags: asa gray, darwin correspondence, glen roy, henry walter bates, john stevens henslow, mimicry, orchids, pollination, reviews, richard owen, thomas henry huxley
‘Kindred’ by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

Book review: ‘Kindred’ by Rebecca Wragg Sykes

An introduction to our formerly maligned cousins.

Published 26-Oct-2022
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution Tags: archaeology, neanderthals, reviews
‘Islands of Abandonment’ by Cal Flyn

Book review: ‘Islands of Abandonment’ by Cal Flyn

Life in the post-human landscape.

Published 18-Apr-2022
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Nature/Ecology Tags: ecology, reviews
‘Ancestors’ by Prof. Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘Ancestors’ by Prof. Alice Roberts

The prehistory of Britain in seven burials.

Published 18-Apr-2022
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, History of Science Tags: alice roberts, prehistory, reviews
‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson

Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson

The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.

Published 31-Aug-2021
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science Tags: books, humanism, reviews
‘Darwin: a companion’ by Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe

Book review: ‘Darwin: a companion’ by Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe

A monumental reference work, and a must-have for all Darwin scholars.

Published 26-Jul-2021
Filed under: Reviews Genres: About Darwin, History of Science Tags: charles darwin, john van wyhe, reviews
‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 24-Feb-2021
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Nature/Ecology Tags: extinction, reviews

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