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Pub. Date
2012
Description
The inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series, The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's childhood adventures with animals-and humans-on a Greek island.
For a passionate animal lover like young Gerald Durrell, the island in the Ionian Sea was a natural paradise, teeming with strange birds and beasts. As he writes ...
"To me, this blue kingdom was a treasure house of strange beasts which I longed to collect and observe, and at first it was frustrating...
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Nonpareil book volume 111
Pub. Date
2011, c2000
Description
Collects Gavin Maxwell's "Ring of Bright Water," which provides an account of the author's life on the northwest coast of Scotland and describes his constant companions Mijbil and Edal, the otters, and other animals who shared his life there; along with "The Rocks Remain," and "Raven Seek Thy Brother."
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The story of three closely-related Oxfordshire communities -- a hamlet, a village, and a town -- and the memorable cast of characters who people them. Based on Thompson's own experiences as a child and young woman, it is keenly observed and beautifully narrated, quiet and evocative.
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