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Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The follow-up to My Family and Other Animals and the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu : A naturalist's memoir of his family's time on a Greek island. In the years before World War II, Gerald Durrell's family left the gloomy shores of England for the sun-drenched island of Corfu. Against this picturesque backdrop, Durrell fondly recalls his family's disorderly household and outrageous antics, including their interactions with locals of both human...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu : A naturalist's adventures with animals--and humans--on a Greek island. When his family moved to a Greek island, young naturalist Gerald Durrell was able to indulge his passion for wildlife of all sorts as he discovered the new world around him--and the creatures and people who inhabited it. Indeed, Durrell's years growing up on Corfu would inspire the rest of...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The conservationist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu recounts the early years of the Durrell Wildlife Park. At the age of six, Gerald Durrell confidently told his mother he would one day have his own zoo. She told him it was a lovely idea and promptly forgot all about it. But the young naturalist's passion wasn't about to fade away any time soon. Written for the Durrell Wildlife Park's twenty-fifth anniversary,...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The first full biography of the Antarctic hero who accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on his celebrated expeditions This first full account of the last exploration artist traces his life from childhood to his tragic death. Edward Wilson (1872-1912) accompanied Scott on both the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913. Wilson served as junior surgeon and zoologist on Discovery and, on this expedition, with Scott and...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The complete trilogy that inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu in one volume. The tales of a naturalist and his family, who left England for the Greek island of Corfu-where they interacted with fascinating locals of both human and animal varieties-these memoirs have become beloved bestsellers and inspired the delightful series that aired on PBS television. Included in this three-book collection are: My Family and Other Animals : Ten-year-old...
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