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Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
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Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
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Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
He is the author of many books, mostly autobiographical works about his childhood in Corfu and his expeditions to various places in the world, as well as some humourous novels and children's books. His recurring themes are animals with loveable personalities, eccentric and unusual people, and the fragility of nature. He is also the presenter of a handful of radio and television programmes.
He is also the younger brother of Creator/LawrenceDurrell, who is best known as the author of the ''Literature/AlexandriaQuartet''. Lawrence appears as the loud and constantly complaining "Larry" in the Corfu stories.
He is the author of many books, mostly autobiographical works about his childhood in Corfu and his expeditions to various places in the world, as well as some humourous novels and children's books. His recurring themes are animals with loveable personalities, eccentric and unusual people, and the fragility of nature. He is also the presenter of a handful of radio and television programmes.
He is also the younger brother of Creator/LawrenceDurrell, who is best known as the author of the ''Literature/AlexandriaQuartet''. Lawrence appears as the loud and constantly complaining "Larry" in the Corfu stories.
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Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
Heis was the author of many books, mostly autobiographical works about his childhood in Corfu and his expeditions to various places in the world, as well as some humourous novels and children's books. His recurring themes are animals with loveable personalities, eccentric and unusual people, and the fragility of nature. He is was also the presenter of a handful of radio and television programmes.
Heis was also the younger brother of Creator/LawrenceDurrell, who is best known as the author of the ''Literature/AlexandriaQuartet''. Lawrence appears as the loud and constantly complaining "Larry" in the Corfu stories.
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* ''Literature/ThePicnicAndSuchlikePandemonium'': short stories (including some fictional stories, such as a GothicHorror story called "The Entrance").
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* HilarityInZoos: Many of his books (most notably, ''Menagerie Manor'' and ''Beasts in my Belfry'') take place in a zoo, where a lot of amusing things happen. (''A Zoo in my Luggage'' is, surprisingly, not an example: it is about an expedition to Cameroon.)
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* PetBabyWildAnimal: He kept a lot of them as a child.
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* ''Literature/MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals''
* ''Literature/TheWhisperingLand''
* ''Literature/MenagerieManor''
* ''Literature/TwoInTheBush''
* ''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives''
* ''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice''
* ''Literature/BeastsInMyBelfry''
* ''Literature/TheGardenOfGods''
* ''Literature/DurrellInRussia''
* ''Litearature/TheAyeAyeAndI''
* ''Literature/ThreeSinglesToAdventure''
* ''Literature/TheBafutBeagles''
* ''Literautre/TheDrunkenForest''
* ''Literature/MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals''
* ''Literature/TheWhisperingLand''
* ''Literature/MenagerieManor''
* ''Literature/TwoInTheBush''
* ''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives''
* ''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice''
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* ''Literature/TheGardenOfGods''
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* ''Literature/TheOverloadedArk''
''Literature/TheOverloadedArk'': first expedition to Cameroon.
*''Literature/ThreeSinglesToAdventure''
''Literature/ThreeSinglesToAdventure'': expedition to British Guyana.
*''Literature/TheBafutBeagles''
''Literature/TheBafutBeagles'': second expedition to Cameroon.
*''Literautre/TheDrunkenForest''
''Literautre/TheDrunkenForest'': expedition to Paraguay.
*''Literature/MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals''
''Literature/MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals'': part 1. of the "Corfu Trilogy", retelling his childhood adventures on the island of Corfu.
*''Literature/TheWhisperingLand''
''Literature/AZooInMyLuggage'': third expedition to Cameroon.
*''Literature/MenagerieManor''
''Literature/TheWhisperingLand'': expedition to Argentina.
*''Literature/TwoInTheBush''
''Literature/MenagerieManor'': founding of the Jersey Zoo.
*''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives''
''Literature/TwoInTheBush'': expedition to Australia and New Zealand.
*''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice''
''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives'': part 2. of the "Corfu Trilogy".
*''Literature/BeastsInMyBelfry''
''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice'': humorous stories.
*''Literature/TheGardenOfGods''
''Literature/BeastsInMyBelfry'': working at Whipsnade Zoo as an apprentice zookeeper.
*''Literature/DurrellInRussia''
''Literature/TheGardenOfGods'': part 3. of the "Corfu Trilogy".
*''Litearature/TheAyeAyeAndI''
''Literature/DurrellInRussia'': expedition to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Russia]].
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''Literature/TheMockeryBird'': story of a man discovering a thought-to-be-extinct bird on a remote island.
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''Literature/TheFantasticFlyingJourney'': story of three children travelling around the world with their eccentric uncle.
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''Literature/TheFantasticDinosaurAdventure'': sequel to ''The Fantastic Flying Journey'': the children and their uncle travel in time to the age of dinosaurs.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell''' was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with wild animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
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* ''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives''
* ''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice''
* ''Literature/BeastsInMyBelfry''
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* ''Litearature/TheAyeAyeAndI''
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* ''Litarature/RosieIsMyRelative''
* ''Literature/TheTalkingParcel''
* ''Literature/TheMockeryBird''
* ''Literature/TheFantasticFlyingJourney''
* ''Literature/TheFantasticDinosaurAdventure''
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: He was obsessed with animals of all size and shape.
* GreenAesop: The conclusion of most of his books and shows is that nature is beautiful, fragile, and the most important thing a man can do is to protect it.
* HilarityInZoos: Many of his books take place in a zoo, where a lot of amusing things happen.
* ''Literature/MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals''
* ''Literature/TheWhisperingLand''
* ''Literature/MenagerieManor''
* ''Literature/TwoInTheBush''
* ''Literature/BirdsBeastsAndRelatives''
* ''Literature/FilletsOfPlaice''
* ''Literature/BeastsInMyBelfry''
* ''Literature/TheGardenOfGods''
* ''Literature/DurrellInRussia''
* ''Litearature/TheAyeAyeAndI''
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* ''Literature/TheDonkeyRustlers''
* ''Litarature/RosieIsMyRelative''
* ''Literature/TheTalkingParcel''
* ''Literature/TheMockeryBird''
* ''Literature/TheFantasticFlyingJourney''
* ''Literature/TheFantasticDinosaurAdventure''
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: He was obsessed with animals of all size and shape.
* GreenAesop: The conclusion of most of his books and shows is that nature is beautiful, fragile, and the most important thing a man can do is to protect it.
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'''Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell''' was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. Obsessed with wild animals, he devoted his life to the conservation of endangered species, and founded the Jersey Zoo and the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now called Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in his honour).
He is the author of many books, mostly autobiographical works about his childhood in Corfu and his expeditions to various places in the world, as well as some humourous novels and children's books. His recurring themes are animals with loveable personalities, eccentric and unusual people, and the fragility of nature. He is also the presenter of a handful of radio and television programmes.
He is also the younger brother of Creator/Lawrence Durrell.
His notable works include:
Autobiographical books:
* ''Literature/TheOverloadedArk''
* ''Literature/ThreeSinglesToAdventure''
* ''Literature/TheBafutBeagles''
He is the author of many books, mostly autobiographical works about his childhood in Corfu and his expeditions to various places in the world, as well as some humourous novels and children's books. His recurring themes are animals with loveable personalities, eccentric and unusual people, and the fragility of nature. He is also the presenter of a handful of radio and television programmes.
He is also the younger brother of Creator/Lawrence Durrell.
His notable works include:
Autobiographical books:
* ''Literature/TheOverloadedArk''
* ''Literature/ThreeSinglesToAdventure''
* ''Literature/TheBafutBeagles''
