Birds, Beasts, and Relatives

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Description

Volume two in Gerald Durrell’s Corfu Trilogy, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in Corfu.Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell’s dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives is filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.

Additional information

Weight 0.22 kg
Dimensions 1.5 × 12.7 × 19.72 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA

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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

256

Publisher

Year Published

2004-6-29

Imprint

ISBN 10

0142004405

About The Author

Gerald Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. He wrote many books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in Corfu. He passed away in 1995.

Table Of Content

Birds, Beasts, and RelativesConversationPart One: PERAMA1. The Christening2. The Bay Of Olives3. The Myrtle ForestsPart Two: KONTOKALI4. The Pygmy Jungle5. Cuttlefish And CrabsInterlude For Spirits6. The Olive Merry-Go-Round7. Owls And AristocracyPart Three: CRISEDA8. Hedgehogs And Sea-Dogs9. The Talking Head10. The Angry BarrelsEpilogueMail

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