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Writing tagged: ‘pilgrimages’

‘Darwin in Conversation’ exhibition, Cambridge University Library

Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage

A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.

Published 02-Dec-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, correspondence, history of science, pilgrimages
River Dibbin

Keswick Woods

In which I return to a favourite childhood haunt after a gap of 40 years.

Published 09-Jun-2016
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: pilgrimages, reminiscences, trees, Wirral
Fossil barnacles
Darwin's (and others people's) fossil barnacles. Natural History Museum.

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.

Published 17-Jun-2015
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, evolution, expeditions, fossils, history, history of science, pilgrimages, science, Stense

Wild Cat Island

Three and a half decades after I first became enchanted by the place, I finally set foot on the island that inspired Arthur Ransome's ‘Swallows and Amazons’.

Published 17-Nov-2013
Filed under: Articles, Featured Writing, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Caught by the River, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, Mike D, pilgrimages
Coniston Water
Coniston Water.

Jibbooms and bobstays!

In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.

Published 20-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, pilgrimages, reading

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