Birds, beasts and relatives
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-19951969
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Back to Corfu! The millions who loved and laughed at 'My family and other animals' did not reckon with the infinite capacity of the Durrell family for involving themselves in outrageous situations. In this new volume are to be found all the best stories which misguided discretion led the author to omit from its predecessor. But the quirks of Mother, Larry, Leslie and Margo seem almost normal compared with the lives of the dung beetle, the slipper limpet, the spade-footed toad and all the other birds and beasts which make up the world of Gerald Durrell. The author surveys his Corfiot arcadia with the wonder of a schoolboy and the magic of a master-stylist.
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Imprint:
London : Collins, 1969.
Collation:
251 p. ; 21.5 cm.
Dewey class:
920 DUR
Local class:
925.9
Language:
English
BRN:
1795721