Beasts in My Belfry (Pan Heritage Classics, 10)

Beasts in My Belfry (Pan Heritage Classics, 10)

by Gerald Durrell (Author)

Synopsis

Written with Gerald Durrell's usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, Beasts in my Belfry will delight fans both old and new.

At the age of two I made up my mind quite firmly and unequivocally that the only thing I wanted to do was study animals. Nothing else interested me.

This is a charming account of Gerald Durrell's first job in 1945 as a student keeper at Whipsnade Zoo. Over a year, we encounter a typically absurd cast - including Albert the lion, who's a dab hand at ventriloquism, and Teddy the brown bear, with whom the young Durrell sings duets. With notebook and pen in hand, the eager young Durrell observes his co-workers and animal charges alike. Whether getting dirty mucking out the buffalo enclosure or attempting to cajole a jitter-bugging gnu into a transportation crate, life at the zoo is certainly never boring.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Pan
Published: 12 Jan 2017

ISBN 10: 1509815368
ISBN 13: 9781509815364
Book Overview: From one of Britain's best loved authors and pioneering naturalists.

Media Reviews
A hilarious record that no Durrell fan will want to miss * Sunday Telegraph *
A loving chronicle of jitter-bugging gnus, singing duets with a bear, stealing eggs to feed the Arctic foxes, practising tiger sniffs . . . Highly entertaining and informative * The Times *
Durrell manages to convey not only that he loves animals, but that he enjoys life too - and wants you to enjoy it with him * Daily Mirror *
Author Bio

Gerald Durrell was one of Britain's best loved authors and pioneering naturalists. His books, such as the bestselling My Family and Other Animals which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2006, continue to entertain generations of children and adults alike. His early family life forms the basis for the ITV drama, The Durrells.

The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is an international conservation charity with headquarters in Jersey, UK.