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Birds, Beasts and Relatives

by Gerald Durrell · 1969

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Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell's dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animalsis based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts and Relativesis filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
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animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of thisbirdsbirdsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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childrensadult
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medium · 248 pages

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