geology
Stories of the Sussex Downs
Focusing on a 20-mile square of West Sussex, Alexandra Harris explores its rich history, from the wreck of a Viking longboat to a refuge for French Resistance agents
Finally, the Sherpas are heroes of their own story
John Keay has for many years been a key historian and prolific contributor to the romance attaching to the highest…
The watery life of the capital
To write about London and its rivers is to enter a crowded literary field. Many aspects of watery life in…
A narrow escape in Britain’s most treacherous mountain range
Twenty-five years ago, my cousin Jock, a Scottish priest, rang in shock. Two priest friends, David and Norman, had been…
Geology’s dry, rocky road
There has been an argument recently on Twitter about how to do nature-writing. Should it involve the self? Should it…
The map as a work of art
’Tis the season of complacency, when we sit in warmth and shiver vicariously with Mary and Joseph out in the…
Something in the water
‘It was a shock, and an epiphany,’ says Fiona Sampson, to realise that many of her favourite places were built…
The Rocks Don’t Lie, by David R. Montgomery - review
James McConnachie finds that theology and geology have been unlikely bedfellows for centuries
