The follow up to My Family and Other Animals and the second book in The Corfu Trilogy, the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu,... Zobraziť viac
Myself and Other Animals is a new book mosaicked from unpublished autobiographies, uncollected pieces and previously published extracts from Durrell’s work and archives. The result is an extraordinary journey through Durrell’s life in his own words,... Zobraziť viac
The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the... Zobraziť viac
Ten-year-old Gerald doesn't know why his older brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, the family home on the Greek island of Corfu is a bit like a zoo so they should feel right at home... Zobraziť viac
A posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birth, with a new foreword by HRH Princess Anne. Myself and Other Animals is a new book mosaicked from unpublished autobiographies, ... Zobraziť viac
A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birthThe Manor of the title is Les Augrès Manor in Trinity, Jersey. Inside, we find a remarkable collection of pen portraits of some of the creatures of Gerald ... Zobraziť viac
To čím je pro křesťana Bible, pro muslima Korán a pro buddhisty učení Buddhovo, tím je pro cestovatele a gurmána průvodce Michelin... Zobraziť viac
Compilation of original stories by various authors related to the theme of animals... Zobraziť viac
It is 1935 and the Durrells have escaped the leaden summer skies of Bournemouth to arrive ‘like a troupe of medieval tumblers’ on the sun-drenched island of Corfu for a new life. Gerald Durrell’s beloved portrayal of his chaotic family... Zobraziť viac
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 ... Zobraziť viac
At the age of two I made up my mind quite firmly and unequivocally that the only thing I wanted to do was to study animals. Nothing else interested me. Republished to celebrate the centenary of his birth, here is Gerald Durrell’s legendary account of... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his family on the island of Corfu, which inspired the ITV drama The Durrells. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls and geckos competing ... Zobraziť viac
Jak naznačuje věnování Durrellovy povídkové sbírky „mé sestře Margo, která s láskou a humorem svolila, abych ji v této knize poněkud zesměšnil“, autor tu s laskavým humorem a sebeironií popisuje nevšední chvíle prožité na cestách s rodinou a přáteli... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
Poprask kolem Havelocka obsahuje dvě povídky. V /Plodech nejdražšího vzdělání/ se autor nepříliš nadšeně setkává v Benátkách s potrhlou známou a stane se proti své vůli jedním z aktérů komických situací jak vystřižených z grotesky... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range... Zobraziť viac
Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for... Zobraziť viac
This book is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu where the author lived as a boy with his 'Family and other Animals'. It is a matter of personal taste whether one most enjoys the family, with its many eccentric hangers-on, or the animals Gerry studies and... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his family on the island of Corfu, which inspired the ITV drama The Durrells. With snakes, scorpions, toads, owls and geckos competing ... Zobraziť viac
