Birds, beasts and relatives
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-19952025
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'It was as though England had never really existed'. Budding zoologist Gerald continues to explore the natural wonders around him, enjoying a night fishing trip, receiving a donkey as a birthday present and accidentally bringing a bear home for tea. Here too are more stories of the eccentric creatures he calls his family, including Margo's ill-advised foray into spiritualism and what becomes known as 'Mother's Great Romance'. Ending as the Second World War is declared, Birds, Beasts and Relatives is an enchanting return to a magical place.
Main title:
Birds, beasts and relatives / Gerald Durrell.
Author:
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2025.©1969.
Collation:
xiii, 251 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published in the USA by Viking, 1969.
ISBN:
9780241762950 (paperback)
Dewey class:
590.92B/DUR
Language:
English
Subject:
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 -- Childhood and youthDurrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 -- Homes and haunts -- Greece -- Corfu IslandDorrell familyZoologists -- Great Britain -- BiographyWildlife conservationists -- Great Britain -- BiographyNatural history -- Greece -- Corfu IslandCorfu Island (Greece) -- Description and travelAutobiographies
BRN:
2776049