Книга: Gerald Durrell «My Family and Other Animals»
Производитель: "Macmillan Collector s Library" This book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell when he lived with his family lived on the island of Corfu. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry (Lawrence Durrell, the novelist), the family comprised their widowed mother, the gun-mad Leslie, and diet-obsessed sister Margo together with Roger the dog. The procession of animals includes toads, and tortoises, bats and butterflies scorpions and geckos, ladybirds, glow-worms, octopuses and rose-beetles, Ulysses, the Scops owl, Quasimodo the pigeon, the puppies Widdle and Puke, and of course the magpies. The family is fiercely protected by their taxi-driver friend Spiro, and Gerald is mentored by the polymath Dr Theodore Stephanides who provides his education in natural history. With an Introduction by Peter Olney. ISBN:978-1-909621-98-5, 1909621986 Издательство: "Macmillan Collector s Library" (2016)
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Gerald Durrell
Gerald ('Gerry') Malcolm Durrell,
Biography
Durrell was born in The Corfu years The family moved to the Greek island of The London years and Whipsnade Zoo Gerald, his mother, brother Leslie and their Greek maid Maria Kondos moved back to The early animal expeditions Durrell left Whipsnade Zoo in May, 1946 in order to join wildlife collecting expeditions of the time, but was denied a place in the voyages due to his lack of experience. Durrell's wildlife expeditions began with a 1947 trip to the He followed up this successful expedition with two others, accompanied by fellow Whipsnade zookeeper Ken Smith: a repeat trip to the British Cameroon, and to Because of his dedication, Durrell housed and fed his captives with the best supplies obtainable, never over-collecting specimens, never trapping animals having merely "show value", or those which would fetch high prices from collectors. These practices differed from those of other animal-collecting expeditions of the time, and, as a result, Durrell was broke by the end of his third expedition. Further, due to a falling-out with On With encouragement from Jacquie, and advice from elder brother Lawrence, Gerald Durrell started writing autobiographical accounts to raise money. His first book — "The Overloaded Ark" — was a huge success, causing Durrell to follow up with other such accounts. While Durrell only made £50 from British rights ( Foundations for the Jersey Zoo The publication of " Durrell's growing disillusionment with the way zoos of the time were run, and his belief that they should primarily act as reserves and regenerators of endangered species, made him contemplate founding his own zoo. His 1957 trip to On his return from Bafut, Durrell stayed with his sister Margaret at her boarding house in the seaside resort of The Zoo and the Trust Durrell founded the As the zoo grew in size, so did the number of projects undertaken to save threatened wildlife in other parts of the world. Durrell was instrumental in founding the The Trust opened an international wing, the Durrell's initiative caused the [ The 1970s saw Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust become a leading zoo in the field of captive breeding, championing the cause among species like the Lowland Jacquie Durrell separated from and then divorced Gerald Durrell in 1979, citing his increasing work pressure and mounting stress as causes. Durrell met his second wife In 1978 Durrell started the training centre for conservationists at the zoo, or the "mini-university" in his words. As of 2005, over a thousand biologists, naturalists, zoo veterinarians, and zoo architects from 104 countries have attended the International Training Centre. Durrell was also instrumental in forming the "Captive Breeding Specialist Group" of the [ Durrell founded "Wildlife Preservation Trust Canada", now In 1989, Durrell and his wife Lee, along with 1990 saw the Trust establish a conservation program in Durrell chose the Final years A hard, outdoor life, led Durrell to health problems in the 1980s. He underwent A memorial celebrating Durrell's life and work was held at the Policy for zoos Gerald Durrell was ahead of his time when he postulated the role that a 20th century *The primary purpose of a zoo should be to act as a reserve of critically endangered species which need captive breeding in order to survive. Durrell's ideas about housing zoo animals also brings his priorities to the fore. The bases on which enclosures at Jersey are built: *Enclosures should be built keeping in mind — firstly, the comfort of the animal (including a private shelter), secondly for the convenience of the animal keeper, and finally for the viewing comfort of visitors. Jersey Zoo was the first zoo to "only" house endangered breeding species, and has been one of the pioneers in the field of captive breeding. The International Training Centre, and the organization of the conference on captive breeding are also notable firsts. Durrell initially faced stiff opposition and criticism from some members of the zoo community when he introduced the idea of Durrell's books Durrell's books, both fiction and non-fiction, have a wry, loose style that poked fun at himself as well as those around him. Perhaps his best-known work is "My Family and Other Animals" (1956), which tells of his idyllic, if oddball, childhood on Corfu. Later made into a TV series, it is delightfully deprecating about the whole family, especially elder brother Lawrence, who became a famous novelist. Despite Durrell's jokes at the expense of "brother Larry," the two were close friends all their lives. Gerald Durrell always insisted that he wrote for royalties to help the cause of environmental stewardship, not out of an inherent love for writing. Gerald Durrell describes himself as a writer in comparison to his brother Lawrence::"The subtle difference between us is that he loves writing and I don't. To me it's simply a way to make money which enables me to do my animal work, nothing more." However, he shows a surprising diversity and dexterity in a wide variety of writing, including: Durrell was also a regular contributor to magazines on both sides of the Atlantic like Durrell's works have been translated into 31 languages, and made into TV serials, and feature films. He has a large followings in northern and The Illustrators Durrell was a talented artist and caricaturist, but worked with numerous illustrators over the years starting with Other illustrators who worked with Durrell were Gerald Durrell authored a number of lavishly illustrated children's books in his later years. Honours and legacy Durrell was awarded the Durrell received the The Durrell featured in the The The journal "Biodiversity and Conservation" brought out a special volume of the journal in tribute to Gerald Durrell, on the theme of "The Role of Zoos" in 1995, following his death. The Gerald Durrell Memorial Funds, launched in 1996, are granted in the field of conservation by the The statue park in The The Durrell School in Corfu, established in 2002, offers an academic course and tours in the footsteps of the Durrells in Corfu. Botanist The town hall of Wildlife Preservation Canada established the Gerald Durrell Society in 2006 as recognition for individuals who have made legacy gifts. The The The de-rodentification of Rat Island in The Visitors' Center at the Numerous individual animals of rare species born in captivity have been named "Gerry" or "Gerald" as homage to Durrell, among them the first Species and homages *"Centrolene durrellorum": A Major expeditions Bibliography Autobiographical *"The Overloaded Ark" ( Non-fiction *"Island Zoo: The Animals a Famous Collector Couldn't Part with" (photographs by Fiction *"The Donkey Rustlers" (Collins, 1968) Unpublished *"Animal Pie", an unpublished book of light-hearted animal poems and caricatures, written in the 1950s [referenced in the official Douglas Botting biography] Contributions *Cite book Books edited by Durrell *"My Favourite Animal Stories" ( In case of simultaneous releases in many countries, the UK edition is referred to, except for companion books to TV series where both the UK and U.S. editions are referred to. Reference books Biographies and other references *"Himself and Other Animals — A Portrait of Gerald Durrell", David Hughes (1976) Jersey Zoo and Durrell Wildlife Preservation Trust books *"A Brush with Animals", Companion books to TV series not co-authored by Durrell *"Ourselves and Other Animals: From the TV Series with Gerald and Lee Durrell" , Books by family and friends *"Prospero's Cell: A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corcyra", Selected articles * [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990908/ai_n14248366 "I am sort of caged in my own zoo"] , "The Independent", Saturday 8 September 1990 Radiography and filmography Featuring the subject *"Encounters With Animals", Radio series, On the subject *"A Memorial Celebration for the Life of Gerald Durrell" (1995) Books *"The Talking Parcel", Animated movie, directed by Screenplays *" Limericks Durrell quoted numerous raunchy Time capsule A Footnotes References # Harvard reference External links * [http://www.durrell.org/ Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust]
Источник: Gerald Durrell
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("The Bird", 1906)
*They can serve the secondary purposes of educating people about wildlife and natural history, and of educating biologists about the animal's habits.
*Zoos should not be run for the purposes of entertainment only, and non-threatened species should be re-introduced into their natural habitats.
*An animal should be present in the zoo only as a last resort, when all efforts to save it in the wild have failed.
*The size of an enclosure should depend on how large their territories might be.
*The companions of an animal should reflect not only
*Every animal deserves food of its choice, sometimes made interesting by variation; and a mate of its choice; and a nice, and interesting environment.
*autobiographical accounts: Most of his works are of such kind — characterized by a love for nature and animals, dry wit, crisp descriptions and humorous analogies of human beings with animals and vice versa. The most famous of these is the
*short stories: often bordering on the
*novels: Durrell's only three novels are "Rosy is My Relative", the story about the bequeathed elephant which Durrell claimed is based on real life events; "The Mockery Bird", the fable based loosely on the story of
*technical essays: "The Stationary Ark" is a collection of technical essays on zoo-keeping and conservation.
*guides: "The Amateur Naturalist" is the definitive guide for a budding naturalist over the last 20 years.
*stories for young adults: "The Donkey Rustlers" is an
*natural history books for children: "The New Noah" is a collection of encounters with animals from Durrell's previous expeditions, written with children in mind.
*stories for children: "Keeper", "Toby the Tortoise", "The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure", and the "The Fantastic Flying Adventure" are lavishly illustrated stories for young children.
*board and picture books: the board book series "Puppy Stories" are for infants, and the picture book "Island Zoo" is for young children about the first animals in
*"Clarkeia durrelli": A fossil
*"Nactus serpeninsula durrelli":
*"Ceylonthelphusa durrelli":
*"Benthophilus durrelli":
*"Kotchevnik durrelli": A new species of
*"Three Singles to Adventure" ("Three Tickets to Adventure") (
*"The Bafut Beagles" (
*"The New Noah" (
*"The Drunken Forest" (
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*"Encounters with Animals" (
*"A Zoo in My Luggage" (
*"The Whispering Land" (
*"Menagerie Manor" (
*"Two in the Bush" (Collins, 1966)
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*"Fillets of Plaice" (Collins, 1971)
*"Catch Me a Colobus" (Collins, 1972)
*"Beasts in My Belfry" ("A Bevy of Beasts") (Collins, 1973)
*"The Stationary Ark" (Collins, 1976) (mainly non-fictional content)
*"Golden Bats And Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island " (Collins, 1977)
*"The Garden of the Gods" ("Fauna and Family") (Collins, 1978)
*"The Picnic And Suchlike Pandemonium" ("The Picnic and Other Inimitable Stories") (Collins, 1979) (with some fictional short stories)
*"Ark on the Move" (
*"How to Shoot an Amateur Naturalist" (Collins, 1984)
*"Durrell in Russia" (with Lee Durrell) (
*"The Ark's Anniversary" (Collins, 1990)
*"Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories" (Harper-Collins, 1991) (with some fictional short stories)
*"The Aye-Aye And I: A Rescue Journey to Save One of the World's Most Intriguing Creatures from Extinction" (Harper-Collins, 1992)
*"The Best of Gerald Durrell" (edited by Lee Durrell) (Harper-Collins, 1996)
*"Look At Zoos" (
*"A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist" (with Lee Durrell) (
*"Rosie Is My Relative" (Collins, 1968)
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*"Keeper" (
*"Toby the Tortoise" (
*"Puppy Tales": "Puppy's Beach Adventure", "Puppy's Field Day", "Puppy's Pet Pals", "Puppy's Wild Time" (
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isbn = 0370307542
last = Durrell
first = Lee
title = State of the Ark: An atlas of conservation in action
year = 1986 (
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publisher = Fountain
isbn = 0863433065
last = Wilkinson
first = Peter
coauthors = Helen Gilks
title = Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Portfolio 2
year = 1993 (Foreword)
*"In The Footsteps of Lawrence Durrell and Gerald Durrell in Corfu (1935 – 1939)",
*"Gerald Durrell — The Authorized Biography",
*"Durrelliania": An Illustrated Checklist of Inscribed Books of Lawrence Durrell and Gerald Durrell and Associated Publications, Letters and Notes in the Library of Jeremy J.C. Mallinson", edited by
*"Okavango Adventure: In Search of Animals in Southern Africa",
*"Earning Your Living with Animals",
*"The Facts About a Zoo: Featuring the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust",
*"State of the Ark: An Atlas of Conservation in Action", Lee Durrell (1986)
*"Travels in Search of Endangered Species",
*"Gerald Durrell's Army",
*"Jambo: A Gorilla's Story",
*"Beasts in My Bed",
*"Spirit of Place: Essays and Letters on Travel",
*"Island Trails",
*"Intimate Relations",
*"Whatever Happened to Margo",
*"To Bafut With Beagles", TV series,
*"Look" (Argentinian Expedition), Single episode in TV series,
*"Zoo Packet", TV series,
*"Animal Magic", Early episodes in TV series,
*"Two In The Bush", TV series,
*"Catch Me a Colobus", TV series,
*"The Garden of the Gods", TV series,
*"The Stationary Ark", TV series,
*"Animals Are My Life", episode in the TV series "The World About Us",
*"Ark on the Move", TV series,
*"The Amateur Naturalist", TV series, CBC(U.S.) /
*"Ourselves & Other Animals", TV series,
*"Durrell in Russia", TV series,
*"Durrell's Ark", one hour documentary,
*"A Day at the Zoo with Phillip Schofield", one hour episode featuring Durrell and Jersey Zoo (1989)
*"Gerald Durrell — Himself and Other Animals", documentary,
*"Gerald Durrell — Jambo the Gentle Giant", documentary,
*"Gerald Durrell — To the Island of the Aye-Aye", documentary,
*"Safe Hands in a Wild World", documentary,
*"Inside Jersey Zoo", re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)
*"The Round Island Project", re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)
*"The Mauritius Conservation Mission", re-release, UK PC Advisor magazine (2001)
*"World of Animals" episode on Gerald Durrell and Jersey Zoo, Channel One,
*"The Wild Life of Gerald Durrell",
*"Wildlife in a War Zone", using archival Durrell footage and examining the changes brought about by war in Sierra Leone,
*"Archive Hour with Bridget Nicholls: Discover Your Inner Durrell",
*"My Family and Other Animals", TV series,
*"My Family and Other Animals", Radio drama,
*"The Fantastic Flying Journey", Animated TV series, directed by
*"My Family and Other Animals" (remake), BBC 2005 film broadcast in America on PBS - Masterpiece Theatre in 2006 ( [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/myfamilyandotheranimals/ homepage] )
Surname=Thomson
Given=Ian
Title= [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19980406/ai_n11864292 The man who thought he was too sexy for Britain]
Journal=
Volume=April 6
Year=1998
# Harvard reference
Surname=McNiven
Given=Ian S.
Year=1998
Title=Lawrence Durrell: A Biography
Publisher=Faber and Faber
ID=ISBN 0-571-17248-2
# Harvard reference
Surname=Gruner
Given=Peter
Title= [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19980515/ai_n11863458 Haven for the demure lemur]
Journal=
Volume=May 15
Year=1998
* [http://www.wildlifetrust.org/ The Wildlife Trust, U.S.]
* [http://www.wptc.org/ Wildlife Preservation Canada]
* [http://www.mauritian-wildlife.org/ Mauritian Wildlife Federation]
* [http://www.durrell-school-corfu.org/ The Durrell School] ,
* [http://www.bl.uk/collections/britirish/modbridurrell.html The Lawrence Durrell Collection] at the
* [http://www.colmog.co.uk/jerseyzoo.html Jersey Zoo architects page]
* [http://www.thewildones.org Children's chapter] of the
*imdb name|id=0244355|name=Gerald Durrell
* [http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/contributor/20104 BBC database] of Gerald Durrell
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/29501?view=credit Gerald Durrell] database of films at the BFI
* [http://www.booksellerworld.com/gerald-durrell.htm First editions] in the US and UK
* [http://www.cherepashka.com/durrell/ A tribute website for Gerald Durrell]
* [http://www.shoarns.com/Humans.html Another tribute website for Durrell]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A7046363 H2G2 article on Durrell]
* [http://animals.about.com/cs/zoology/a/aa092201a.htm About.com biography on Durrell]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/who/gerald_durrell.shtml Biography] at
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,907955,00.html A 1973 TIME magazine report] on Durrell's U.S. tour
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060811/ai_n16655706/pg_1 The Original Environmentalist] - an article in The Independent on the occasion of 50 years of the publishing of "My Family and Other Animals".
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-2307152_1,00.html Article on Gerald Durrell] by famous botanist
* Smith, Helena. [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1878506,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 "Corfu pays belated tribute to Durrells"] in [http://www.guardian.co.uk/ "The Guardian"] ,
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,982488,00.html TIME magazine]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950131/ai_n9631110 The Independent, London]
* [http://www.accurapid.com/Journal/28review.htm Article on Russian translation of Gerald Durrell] , retrieved
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010221080251/http://www.landscaperesearch.org.uk/graphics/Extra21/12.htm Article on the Corfu Years] - presently offline,
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/excessbaggage/rams/excessbaggage_20060812.ram Streaming audio] of "Excess Baggage", a travel show with John McCarthy on
* [http://durrelliana.blogspot.com/ Durrelliana] - a multimedia blog on Gerald Durrell
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