Lawrence George Durrell was born on February 27 ... to the continent that led him to convince his mother that the whole family would be much better off in Corfu. It wasn’t too much of a hard ...

Feeling the depressing effects of a gloomy English summer, the Durrell family decides to pack up and move to the Greek island of Corfu in 1935. Lead by their widowed mother, 13-year old future ...

I was starstruck. This was not just any author but Gerald Durrell, who had written one of my most beloved books—My Family and Other Animals. This January marks Durrell’s centenary. My father ...

In conversation with Lee Durrell, we recount Gerald Durrell's compassion for wildlife conservation and his childhood ...

The words “much-loved classic” are overused, but they truly apply to Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals. This charming 1956 memoir of living in Corfu as a boy, developing his ...

In the centenary of naturalist Gerald Durrell’s birth, a new memoir adds rich new layers to what we know about the man ...

Mr Durrell founded Jersey Zoo in 1959 with an aim to save species from extinction Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has celebrated its late founder's 100th birthday. It has begun marking author ...

A special edition stamp set to mark the 100th birthday of the late conservationist Gerald Durrell has been issued by Jersey Post. Mr Durrell opened Jersey Zoo in 1959 and established a charitable ...

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust has celebrated its late founder's 100th birthday. It has begun marking author and naturalist Gerald Durrell's birthday with a year of events, including an ...

My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell’s funny, colourful memoir about his family moving to Corfu in the 1930s, was one of my favourite books growing up and reading it instilled a longing to live ...