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Writing tagged: ‘Darwin correspondence’

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part II • July–December 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 2 • 1868’

Researching human evolution and expressions, and revising ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 27-Sep-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part I • January–June 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 1 • 1868’

Researching human evolution and expressions.

Published 27-Sep-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867’

Correcting proofs and researching human evolution, sexual selection, and expressions.

Published 19-Jul-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866’

Getting back to work after prolonged illness.

Published 13-Jun-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
Laptop desk
My improvised laptop reading and note-making desk. (And, yes, I totally pulled in my stomach for this photo.)

My makeshift desks

In which I unwittingly mimic my hero with the aid of an old chopping board.

Published 21-May-2023
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, note-making, on writing
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 13 • 1865 (plus supplement)

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 13 • 1865 plus supplement (1822–1864)’

Yet more ill-heath, with slow progress on Darwin’s ‘big book’.

Published 14-May-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 12 • 1864

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 12 • 1864’

More sickness, more botany.

Published 26-Apr-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 11 • 1863

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 11 • 1863’

Six months of illness, and lots of botany.

Published 10-Apr-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: History, People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10 • 1862

Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 10 • 1862’

Darwin grows in confidence.

Published 06-Mar-2023
Filed under: Writing Genres: People, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, reviews
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
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

Darwinian smut

On my new ‘Daily Darwin’ project.

Published 01-Jan-2023
Filed under: Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin correspondence, journal extracts

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