Reviews
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 27 • 1879’
Darwin reaches 70 • working on his grandfather’s biography • a visit to the Lake District • continuing to investigate movement in plants • and lots more…
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Book review: ‘Late Light’ by Michael Malay
The secret wonders of a disappearing world.
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Book review: ‘Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World’ by Barry Lopez
A thoughtfully observed posthumous collection of essays.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 26 • 1878’
Plant movement, potato blight, an unexpected inheritance, and much more.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 25 • 1877’
Plant movement, earthworms, waxy blooms, an honorary doctorate, and much more.
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Book review: ‘The Accidental Garden’ by Richard Mabey
Gardens, wilderness and the space in between.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 24 • 1876 plus supplement (1838–1875)’
The final edition of ‘Origin’ • ‘The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom’ • backgammon victories • the death of a daughter-in-law • experiments with typewriters • and a whole lot more.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 23 • 1875’
Revising ‘The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants’ • Writing ‘Insectivorous Plants’ • Beginning research on ‘The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom’ • Getting involved in the vivisection debate • The death of Charles Lyell
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 22 • 1874’
Revising ‘Coral Reefs’ and ‘The Descent of Man’, continuing work on insectivorous plants, and a second dispute with St George Jackson Mivart.
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Book review: ‘Buried’ by Prof. Alice Roberts
An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain.
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Book review: ‘The Golden Mole’ by Katherine Rundell
Interesting facts about remarkable species.