Richard Carter

Writing tagged: ‘Charles Darwin’

  • Notes from Nell Carr Farm

    Notes from Nell Carr Farm

    ‘Notes from Walnut Tree Farm’ is by far my favourite Roger Deakin book. His assembled notes and jottings are packed full of ideas. The signal-to-noise ratio is phenomenal.

  • Migrant waders anthology

    Migrant waders anthology

    I have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds.

  • Darwin on earthworms: small change writ large

    Darwin on earthworms: small change writ large

    A review of Charles Darwin’s wonderful final book, ‘The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits’.

  • Book review: ‘Darwin and Lady Hope: the Untold Story’ by L.R. Croft

    Book review: ‘Darwin and Lady Hope: the Untold Story’ by L.R. Croft

    A dreadful book attempting to breathe new life into the long-discredited myth of Charles Darwin’s deathbed conversion to evangelical Christianity. File under ‘Fiction’.

  • The great Darwin fossil hunt

    The great Darwin fossil hunt

    For my 50th birthday, a friend beyond compare organised a very special birthday present for the only self-confessed ‘Darwin groupie’ in her life.

  • Bookshelf triage

    Bookshelf triage

    When bookshelves become full, only the fittest volumes survive.

  • Change for a tenner?

    Change for a tenner?

    My considered, and totally unbiased thoughts on who should replace Darwin on the £10 note.

  • My 2012 reading challenge (and the worst book of the year)

    My 2012 reading challenge (and the worst book of the year)

    On a reading challenge and a dreadful read.