Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu now in Penguin Modern Classics for
the first time 'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal
eccentricities' - Sunday Telegraph 'My collection of animals swelled to a point where even
Mother occasionally grew alarmed' The island of Corfu where the Durrell family live in
agreeable chaos is paradise for aspiring naturalist Gerald. His battalion of creatures has
grown to include eleven puppies a toad named Dierdre and an unwelcome infestation of
scorpions. Yet the human visitors to their sun-drenched villa are even more curious whether it
is an innocent pair of American painters ripe for practical jokes or a supercilious Count who
barely survives an outing on Gerald's home-made boat the Bootle-bumtrinket . The third volume
in the Corfu Trilogy brings this glorious tale of halcyon days to a close.
