![]() Other human characters, chiefly eccentric, include Gerald's private tutors, the artistic and literary visitors Larry invites to stay, and the local peasants who befriend the family. They are fiercely protected by their taxi-driver friend Spiro (Spyros "Americano" Chalikiopoulos) and mentored by the polymath Dr Theodore Stephanides who provides Gerald with his education in natural history. (1959 Penguin edition of My Family and Other Animals) The books were very successful particularly My. Apart from Gerald (the youngest) and Larry, the family comprised their widowed mother, the gun-mad Leslie, and diet-obsessed sister Margo together with Roger the dog. All the books follow a similar pattern tales of Gerald’s encounters with the local flora and fauna of Corfu interspersed with amusing incidents with his various family members and family friends, particularly Theodore Stephanides. ![]() ![]() The book is divided into three sections, marking the three villas in which the family lived on the island. The book is an autobiographical account of five years in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell. 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. These questions are about Text B2My Family and Other AnimalsT. Theodore Stephanides who provides Gerald with his. ![]() A heartfelt and warming account of island life that impacted significantly on tourism in Corfu, this memoir is one for listeners all ages and inclinations. : My Family and Other Animals (9780670498789) by Durrell. Categories Adult Non-Fiction, Biography and AutobiographyÄurrell's autobiographical account of his childhood, concentrating on his time spent in Corfu 1935-39, is rich with both humour and naturalist observations on the ecosystems and nature of the island. ![]()
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