History
Reviews of history books.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 17 • 1869’
Researching human evolution, human and animal emotions, and sexual selection.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 2 • 1868’
Researching human evolution and expressions, and revising ‘On the Origin of Species’.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 1 • 1868’
Researching human evolution and expressions.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867’
Correcting proofs and researching human evolution, sexual selection, and expressions.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 14 • 1866’
Getting back to work after prolonged illness.
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Book review: ‘Knowing What We Know’ by Simon Winchester
The transmission of knowledge from ancient wisdom to modern magic.
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Book Review: ‘Aftermath’ by Harald Jähner
Life in the fallout of the Third Reich.
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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’.
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Book Review: ‘Radical By Nature’ by James T. Costa
The revolutionary life of Alfred Russel Wallace.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 11 • 1863’
Six months of illness, and lots of botany.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 9 • 1861’
Poking around in flowers’ private parts.
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Book review: ‘Northerners‘ by Brian Groom
A history of Northern England from the Ice Age to the present day.