Beasts in My Belfry
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1567925847 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is Durrell at his zoophilic best.. In this entertaining history, he recaptures all the passion that permeated those early years, while conveying his insight into and affection for both four- and two-footed creatures. The solution was to find another, more permanent outlet for his passion. As his unofficial zoo grew, so did his family's discomfort. So in 1945 he joined Whipsnadea new concept in open-range animal exhibitsas a student keeper, with Albert the lion, Babs the polar bear, and a baby Pre David's deer among his first charges. From the age of two, Gerald Durrell was fascinated by zoology, over the years assembling a large, and not altogether savory, collection of pets, strays, and specimens
“Mister, ‘ave you ever been ate by one of them buggers?” J C E Hitchcock This book was originally published as “Beasts in My Belfry” but was later republished as “A Bevy of Beasts”, possibly for the benefit of overseas readers who might be unfamiliar with the English expression “to have bats in one’s belfry”, meaning to be obsessive, crazy or eccentric. Durrell probably used it to imply that he had long had “bats in his belfry” about animals. He writes in his introduction that he made up his mind “quite firmly and unequivocally”at the age of two that the only. More from "My Family and Other Animals" Also printed as "A Bevy of Beasts". I do hope you have read Gerald "Gerry" Durrell's wonderful semi-autobiographical books about his childhood on Corfu:"My Family and Other Animals" is a master piece of humor and stories about the fauna of that island. It is followed by "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives", and The "Garden of the Gods" (aka Fauna and Family).I say SEMI-autobiographical, as although the books are written as if non-fiction, apparently the author has added or changed a few details to make the stories read better or be more humorous. No matter.I. "Four Stars" according to Kindle Customer. Same book as Bevy of Beasts. We bought both not realizing this. Be aware