The White Lantern and Other Pursuits

An artfully written humourous history of concepts. He covers modern concepts of origins, covering archaeology, hominid discoveries, and hoaxes. Connell reports various incidents of culture and exploration, providing little known facts about how we got to where we are. The author provides a serious critical history but exhibits a wry humour. I can just see the gleam in his eye as he reflects on events and attitudes, while presenting the sum of our knowledge, up to his period.