Richard Carter
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 20 • 1872’
Publication of the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’, and of ‘The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals’.
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Book review: ‘W. G. Sebald in Context’ by Uwe Schütte (ed.)
A fascinating collection of academic essays about Sebald’s life, work and influences
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Rich Text newsletter No. 33: ‘Pottering with pen and paper’
On failing to write in notebooks. Plus all the usual links and book recommendations.
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Book review: ‘The Notebook’ by Roland Allen
A history of thinking on paper.
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Book review: ‘Mansfield Park’ by Jane Austen
Toffs being toffs.
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Book review: ‘The Diary of Virginia Woolf, vol. 1’
Virginia Woolf’s diaries for 1915–1918.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 19 • 1871’
A busy year for Darwin: ‘The Descent of Man’ published, with another book on the way, and the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’.
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Rich Text newsletter No. 32: ‘Gannets’ nostrils’
Gannets • goitres • chestnut blights • gold in glass • Holy Roman Empire • barnacles • magnetism • aliens • wood-wide web • Mark Cocker • thoughts on writing • Ronald Blythe • and more…
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2023: a year in photos
My thirteenth annual video slideshow.
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Book review: ‘Days Like These’ by Brian Bilston
An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems.
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Book review: ‘The World-Ending Fire‘ by Wendell Berry
The essential Wendell Berry.
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Rich Text / Friends of Charles Darwin newsletters… a note for existing subscribers
Hello! This note is intended for people who subscribed to either or both of my newsletters before December 2023. Those newsletters are: Due to circumstances beyond my control, both newsletters have been conspicuous by their absence during 2023. But moves are afoot… Thanks. It’s great to be back, and it’s going to be fun! Richardrichardcarter.comfriendsofdarwin.com