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The Corfu Trilogy Paperback – 3 Aug 2006

by Gerald Durrell (Author)

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The trilogy that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.

Three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise - My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell - are available in a single edition for the first time in The Corfu Trilogy.

Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads and tortoises, bats and butterflies, scorpions and octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves and across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession . . . causing hilarity and mayhem in his ever-tolerant family.

Durrell's memories of those enchanted days gave rise to these three classic tales, loved by generations of adults and children alike, which are now available in one volume for the first time.

'He has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentrics' Sunday Telegraph

'A delightful book full of simple, well-known things: cicadas in the olive groves, lamp fishing at night, the complexities of fish and animals - but, above all, childhood moulded by these things' New York Times

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Paperback: 768 pages
Publisher: Penguin (3 Aug. 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0141028416
ISBN-13: 978-0141028415
Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 4.8 x 19.7 cm
Average Customer Review: 428 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 96 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Europe > Greece > Greek Islands > Corfu
- #1 in Books > Biography > Essays, Journals & Letters
- #2 in Books > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences & Geography > The Environment > Conservation

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About the Author

Born in India in 1925, Gerald Durrell settled on Corfu with his family as a boy, and immediately became fascinated by the island's natural history. He spent much of his time studying the local wildlife and kept numerous, and often unusual, pets. He grew up to be a famous naturalist, animal-collector and conservationist. Over his lifetime he wrote 37 books, went on dozens of animal-collecting trips and presented numerous TV shows. He founded Jersey Zoo in 1959 as a centre for the conservation of endangered species, and created the Jersey Wildlife Conservation Trust in 1963. Gerald ran the Zoo from its foundation until his death in 1995, and his wife Lee is still Honorary Director of the Trust.

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An enthralling narrative of idyllic childhood with some great natural history thrown in.

31 July 2017

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My earliest memories of Gerald Durrell's works are having My family and other animals read to me by my mother when we were camping. I was one of the fortunate ones who had parents who loved to share literature they had discovered with us even long after we were able to read for ourselves. I found these stories of childhood adventures fascinating Mr Durell has an easy style and manages to share a lot of natural history in an enthralling narrative. I have recently read a researched account of the Durell family that was prepared as a companion volume to the ITV dramatisation of these books. Somehow knowing that Gerald took some liberties with the truth does not detract at all from re reading this account of his Corfu childhood and I really look forward to getting to grips with the two books I have not yet read.

The ITV series, based on these books, by the way is technically better in almost every respect than the earlier BBC series but manages to be much less watchable, You can get the BBC series featuring the incomparable Brian Blessed on Amazon My Family And Other Animals [DVD][1987]

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sungoddess

Couldn't put it down

9 November 2016

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Funny, warm, touching. Evocative of a certain time and of Corfu. I read the whole lot while on holiday in Italy. It was a sad moment when I realised I'd reached the end.

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r.g.allan

A brilliant book.

9 May 2017

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This book is so brilliant combining the three Gerald Durrell books together. It is so funny, just like the amazing TV series. A good buy, I strongly recommend it.

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Miss Sally Butcher

Greatly enjoyed reading them all

15 April 2016

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I had previously read the first two books by Gerald Durrell about his sojourn on Corfu, but didn't realise there was a third book. Greatly enjoyed reading them all, and still as envious of the lifestyle as I was 40 years ago when I first read them, off sick from school with glandular fever. The intermixing of hilarious family anecdotes with stories about the creatures - human and otherwise! - on the island, creates a narrative that doesn't pall. The only thing that seems very out of place in today's world, is the fact that he saw nothing wrong in taking birds eggs, or even baby creatures, away from the parents to rear at home. In this day and age, I think we would encourage observation only. I only hope the new TV dramatisation doesn't have an undesired effect in this regard.

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Denzil

An absolutely wonderful trilogy of Durrell’s childhood experiences on Corfu

23 August 2017

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This lovely trilogy contains the classic My Family and Other Animals (The Corfu Trilogy) to the lesser known but equally good Birds, Beasts and Relatives (The Corfu Trilogy) and The Garden of the Gods (The Corfu Trilogy) . In all three, Durrell is a master story-teller, getting the perfect balance between exceptional nature observations and the hilarious experiences of his family, their many visitors and the local Corfites.

Of course, there is an outdated element to the books. No child today should be encouraged or allowed to collect the vast number of animals that Durrell did, which included robbing birds’ nests and other (now) illegal activities! So I would imagine a child reading it today might be amazed at what the young Gerald got away with. But hopefully it might lead to some useful discussions on protecting wildlife, and conserving habitats and ecosystems, rather than taking animals from the wild and keeping them in cages. And hopefully the same children might realise that things were different then, and that the young Gerald’s nest-robbing etc. laid the foundation for his later magnificent work in breeding and protecting endangered species.

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Lovejoy

Superb

22 June 2016

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I remembered loving these stories as a young teenager, so was enchanted to read them again - and I enjoyed them even more (now in my fifties!). Durrell has to be one of the very best descriptive prose writers, bringing the pre-war island of Corfu to life on the page, and the hilarious touches of humour as we meet local people and his remarkable family literally make you laugh out loud. This trilogy is a lovely publication as well, with clear easy-to-read print. Buy it and enjoy. Sadly Durrell's later writing deteriorated and this is the best of his early work - for a fascinating biography of a very complex man, read Douglas Botting's.

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Bruce Joseph

Very enjoyable read, I didn't want it to come to an end

29 June 2017

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Enjoyed this very much, beautifully written in a free and easy style. I read it in large chunks as I couldn't put it down and didn't want to reach the end, it's like losing an old friend. I've got Prospero's Cell about Corfu by his brother Lawrence to read next, I think I'll enjoy that too.

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Byres Scotland

Brilliant

15 June 2016

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I bought Gerald Durrell's Corfu books in paperback some 20-30 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. Needless to say the paperbacks fell to pieces years ago and I was delighted to find Amazon offering the trilogy at a good price. I'm thoroughly enjoying re reading the books. His use of the English language is superb and his description of the animals, insects, birds etc is brilliant. The interaction with his family and the general pace of life in 1930's Corfu, seen through a child's eyes, is very amusing and there are passages where I find myself laughing out loud.

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Excellent read

I read all the Gerald Durrell books some years ago and since the TV series have been enjoying them all over again.

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Sapper

Five Stars

Three great books in one volume. Great. To be read again & again!

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aldo

Five Stars

Great book, especially if you are a fan of The Durrells on television.

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Ron

Oh to be in Corfu

Really enjoyable and funny, well worth a read.

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Brent Ford

Clean but entertaining

Nice read but mellows after a while

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Ted

Five Stars

Very speedy service, partner reading upto 1am in bed cannot put book down

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Sheila Davies

Very funny, Well written

Very enjoyable. Very funny, Well written.

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carol rickwood

Quick service

Haven't read the book yet but I love the Greek islands. So can't wait to start reading this while hoildaying in Corfu

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David

Five Stars

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Mrs Kerrie Jayne Cox

A book I didn't want to put down

Loved this book with all the tales and adventures with Geralds family and his experiences with animals. A book I didn't want to put down.

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