Richard Carter
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Book review: ‘Wanderers’ by Kerri Andrews
A history of women walking.
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Book review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by Jane Austen
Like Jeeves and Wooster without all the ‘What-ho?!’s.
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Descent into violins
The best essayists use seemingly trivial, original examples to illustrate recurring themes of personal importance.
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Converting my notes into a chapter
How I used my note-making system to research and write a chapter of my Darwin book.
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Lady Amherst’s pheasant
A rare bird visits our garden.
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Weird magpie
In which I encounter a brown and white magpie.
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Sibling rivalry
In nature, individuals aren’t just in competition with the elements or other species.
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The slippery slope of minor embellishments
Artistic licence in factual writing doesn’t include making stuff up.
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Book review: ‘The Northern Question’ by Tom Hazeldine
British politics and the North-South divide.