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Reviews: History

Reviews of history books.

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: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
‘Northerners: a history‘ by Brian Groom

Book review: ‘Northerners‘ by Brian Groom

A history of Northern England from the Ice Age to the present day.

Published 23-Dec-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, History Tags: reviews
‘The Northern Question‘ by Tom Hazeldine

Book review: ‘The Northern Question’ by Tom Hazeldine

British politics and the North-South divide.

Published 25-Jun-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘Song of the Rolling Earth’ by John Lister-Kaye

Book review: ‘Song Of The Rolling Earth’ by John Lister-Kaye

A highland odyssey.

Published 09-Jun-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, Nature & Place Tags: John Lister-Kaye, 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: Writing Genres: History, Science Tags: Alice Roberts, archaeology, prehistory, reviews
‘Border’ by Kapka Kassabova

Book review: ‘Border’ by Kapka Kassabova

A journey to the edge of Europe.

Published 13-Mar-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, History, Nature & Place Tags: Kapka Kassabova, reviews
‘Albert & the Whale’ by Philip Hoare

Book review: ‘Albert & the Whale’ by Philip Hoare

An eclectic biography.

Published 22-Feb-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, History, Nature & Place, People Tags: Philip Hoare, reviews
‘Stasiland’ by Anna Funder

Book review: ‘Stasiland’ by Anna Funder

Stories from behind the Berlin Wall.

Published 22-Feb-2022
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People Tags: reviews
‘Horizon’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Horizon’ by Barry Lopez

Memoir, place and empathy.

Published 26-Dec-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, Nature & Place, People, Science Tags: Barry Lopez, reviews
‘Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere’ by Jan Morris

Book review: ‘Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere’ by Jan Morris

Place writing at its finest, and most personal.

Published 09-Dec-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: Culture, History, Nature & Place Tags: Jan Morris, 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: Writing Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: history, history of science, reviews, Ritchie Robertson, The Enlightenment
‘Etta Lemon’ by Tessa Boase

Book review: ‘Etta Lemon’ by Tessa Boase

The woman who saved the birds.

Published 26-Jul-2021
Filed under: Writing Genres: History Tags: birds, reviews, Tessa Boase

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