I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.
Writing tagged: ‘Charles Darwin’
New facts emerge
On the unavoidably provisional nature of essay collections.
28 June 2021
A walk around Ogden Water, and an encounter with a locally rare bird.
Late autumn
Under self-imposed semi-house-arrest. Phase two of the Squirrel Wars. Binge reading. A brace of anniversaries.
Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)
…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
Book review: ‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane
A history of a fascination.
Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould
Reflections in natural history.
Book review: ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White
A nature writing classic.
Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.
10 May 2020
In which fortune favours my prepared mind twice in one week.