In The Evolution of Gerald Durrell: A Naturalist's Critical Biography, Mary Sanders Pollock revisits the life and work of Gerald Durrell, one of the most significant environmentalist figures of the…

From the author of My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell, one of Britain’s best loved authors and pioneering naturalists.

With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English…

Originally published: New York: Viking Press, 1960.

Journeying to Cameroon, the author and his wife collected numerous mammals, birds and reptiles, including Cholmondely the chimpanzee and Bug-eye the bush-baby. This title offers an account of his attempt…

From the author of My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell, one of Britain’s best loved authors and pioneering naturalists.

This is the story of Gerald’s adventures with the fascinating animals on the Mediterranean island of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends. This is the…