Of course, the book's absolute pleasure is Gerald, his abounding love of nature, never-ending wonder, and his helpless fondness for pets. (Fear not, Larry becomes a famous author anyway.)
Not to mention a pet pigeon who sleeps indoors, a physically affectionate turtle, and a donkey that brays at all hours, depriving future generations of Larry's work because, in Larry's words, some "horny-handed idiot has tied that stinking beast of burden near my window. The Durrell family includes an overwhelmed yet resigned mother, the moody and intellectual writer Larry, the impatient Margo, and I'm not sure but anywhere from one to seven other children scampering about.
Having got themselves on paper, they then proceeded to establish themselves and invite various friends to share the chapters. It was originally intended to be a mildly nostalgic account of the natural history of the island, but I made a grave mistake by introducing my family into the book in the first few pages.
Of their "accurate and unexaggerated" presence, Durrell warns the reader immediately: This is the story of a five-year sojourn that I and my family made on the Greek island of Corfu. OL10509141W Page_number_confidence 91.86 Pages 314 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200905094452 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1034 Scandate 20200823081420 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780246132451 Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 4.The Greek island of Corfu might be the perfect place for young Gerald Durrell (Janu– January 30, 1995) to grow up were it not for the intrusion of his absurd family. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:05:18 Boxid IA1915111 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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