The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.
Reviews: History
Reviews of history books.
Book review: ‘Etta Lemon’ by Tessa Boase
The woman who saved the birds.
Book review: ‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees
Journeys through unexpected places.
Book review: ‘Thames Mudlarking’ by Jason Sandy & Nick Stevens
Searching for London’s Lost Treasures.
Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe
A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.
Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright
Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).
Book review: ‘Empire Antarctica’ by Gavin Francis
Ice, silence and emperor penguins.
Book review: ‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts
Ten species that changed our world.
Book review: ‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane
A history of a fascination.
Book review: ‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton
Travels along Germany’s Baltic coast.