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The garden of the gods

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 a...

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Main Author: Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 (Author)
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Language: English
Published: New York : Open Road Media, 2016.
Series: The Corfu Trilogy.
Subjects:
Natural history > Greece > Corfu Island.
Zoologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Corfu Island (Greece) > Description and travel.
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Summary: 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 his life. In addition to his tales of wild animals, Durrell recounts stories about his even wilder family -- including his widowed mother, Louisa, and elder siblings Lawrence, Leslie, and Margo -- with undeniable wit and humor. The final chapter in Durrell's reflections on his family's time in Greece before the start of World War II, The Garden of the Gods is a fascinating look at the childhood of a naturalist who was ahead of his time. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author's estate.
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ISBN: 9781504041683
Author Notes: Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925 in Jamshedpur, India to British parents. After the death of his father in 1928, the family lived in England and Europe before settling in Corfu, where he spent much of his childhood. Educated by private tutors, he became interested in natural history and amassed a private collection of dozens of creatures from scorpions to owls. He went on numerous wildlife expeditions and founded the Jersey Zoological Park and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust with the purpose of breeding endangered species.

His first book, The Overloaded Ark, was published in 1953. He wrote 37 books during his lifetime including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, A Zoo in My Luggage, Rosy Is My Relative, and The Mockery Bird. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement in 1988. He died from complications related to a liver transplant on January 30, 1995 at the age of 70.

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