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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (292 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels. Impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell makes the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers -- and animals.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
248 p. 20 cm.
Description
"Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell?s dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives is filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (325 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The future's looking bright for the eccentric Durrells, catch up with their lives on the beautiful island of Corfu in the fourth and final season. Louisa's keeping busy by opening the doors of the family villa as a guest house, but with cousin Basil her only paying guest, business isn't exactly booming.
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
756 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Consists of the popular classic "My Family and Other Animals" and its sequels, "Birds, Beasts and Relatives" and "The Garden of the Gods". This work is set on the enchanted island of Corfu in the 1930s, and tells the story of the eccentric English family who moved there. It also captures the beginnings of the author's lifelong love of animals.
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