Bibliograph

Birds, beasts, and relatives, Gerald Durrell

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Birds, beasts, and relatives, Gerald Durrell

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Birds, beasts, and relatives

Oclc number

55880075

Responsibility statement

Gerald Durrell

Summary

The Durrell family returns to live on the island of Corfu, and they continue the story begun in My Family and Other Animals. Already an ardent naturalist at the age of ten, the young Gerald lives in an unconventional and disordered household with his mother, sister and two brothers. Convivial and open, the family plays host to a constant stream of quirky guests. But for Gerald, the main attraction is the wildlife of Corfu. In the sun-lit olive groves or along the dusty roads lined with ancient cypresses, he spends hours observing and marvelling at the natural environment around him, watching busy lines of ants or peering down the burrows of trap-door spiders. He describes the midnight fishing trips, the collecting expeditions and the island's natural beauty with a child-like wonder that he never fails to impart to his reader

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