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Скачать книгу (размер 1 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 376) Аннотация: This book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell when he lived with his family lived on the island of Corfu. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry (Lawrence Durrell, the novelist), the family comprised their widowed mother, the gun-mad Leslie, and diet-obsessed sister Margo together with Roger the dog. The procession of animals includes…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: 'For many years I had wanted to start a zoo... any reasonable person smitten with an ambition of this sort would have secured the zoo first and obtained the animals afterwards. but throughout my life I have rarely if ever achieved what I wanted by tackling it in a logical fashion'. A Zoo in My Luggage is Gerald Durrell's account of his attempt to set up his own zoo, after years spent gathering…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: 'In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro independently like radar dishes... it was Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky come to life... one of the most incredible creatures I had ever been privileged to meet'. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is home to woodlice the size of golf balls, moths the size of…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife'. Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the first widely shared descriptions of the world's most extraordinary animals. Moving from the West Coast of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: 'When you have a large collection of animals to transport from one end of the world to the other you cannot, as a lot of people seem to think, just hoist them aboard the nearest ship and set off with a gay wave of your hand'. Gerald Durrell and his wife are the proud owners of a small zoo on the island of Jersey. But there's one thing that's better than a small zoo — a bigger one! So Durrell…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Suitable for adults and children alike, this title includes three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise — «My Family and Other Animals», «Birds, Beasts and Relatives» and «The Garden of the Gods».

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Sometimes it's pretty hard to tell them apart... My family and the animals, that is. I don't know why my brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, our house, on the island of Corfu, is a bit like a circus. So they should feel right at home...

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Durrell's dazzling sequel to «My Family and Other Animals» is based on his boyhood on the Greek Island of Corfu from 1935 to 1939 and filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family — acne ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog — take off for the island of Corfu. In a series of colourful villas, the yellow to accommodate friends, the white to avoid having to put up family, the Durrells give a sometimes reluctant home…