Beasts In My Belfry
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before Gerald Durrell became the world-famous zoo founder and conservationist, he was a wide-eyed young apprentice learning the ropes at Whipsnade Zoo — and Beasts in My Belfry is his riotously entertaining account of that formative chapter. Set in the English countryside, the memoir chronicles Durrell's early days working with an extraordinary menagerie of animals, from temperamental bears to mischievous primates, painting a vivid portrait of zoo life in all its chaotic, mud-splattered glory. Written with Durrell's signature warmth, sharp wit, and an almost supernatural gift for bringing animals to life on the page, this early memoir sits comfortably alongside his celebrated works such as My Family and Other Animals as a testament to a lifelong passion. Durrell argues, through humour and acute observation, that the natural world is endlessly surprising and worthy of deep respect — a message as urgent today as when he first penned it. For anyone who has ever felt that animals are more interesting than people, this book will feel like a homecoming.
Author: Gerald Durrell
Format: Paperback
Published: 1973, Fontana
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before Gerald Durrell became the world-famous zoo founder and conservationist, he was a wide-eyed young apprentice learning the ropes at Whipsnade Zoo — and Beasts in My Belfry is his riotously entertaining account of that formative chapter. Set in the English countryside, the memoir chronicles Durrell's early days working with an extraordinary menagerie of animals, from temperamental bears to mischievous primates, painting a vivid portrait of zoo life in all its chaotic, mud-splattered glory. Written with Durrell's signature warmth, sharp wit, and an almost supernatural gift for bringing animals to life on the page, this early memoir sits comfortably alongside his celebrated works such as My Family and Other Animals as a testament to a lifelong passion. Durrell argues, through humour and acute observation, that the natural world is endlessly surprising and worthy of deep respect — a message as urgent today as when he first penned it. For anyone who has ever felt that animals are more interesting than people, this book will feel like a homecoming.