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1) The Corfu trilogy: my famliy and other animals, birds, beasts, and relatives, the garden of the gods
Author
Publisher
Penguin books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
756 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gerald Durrrell moved from England to Corfu with his family when he was eight. He became fascinated by the island's natural history and spent much of his time studying the local wildlife and grew up to be a famous naturalist, animal-collector and conservationist. This book presents a trilogy of his experiences and observations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 766 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This edition is the Dryden translation. Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory. Richly anecdotal and full of detail, Volume I contains profiles...
Author
Publisher
Folio Society
Pub. Date
2003, c1996
Physical Desc
2 vol.
Language
English
Description
"The Greek Myths was first published in 1955 by Penguin Books, and was reprinted with amendments in 1957. An edition revised by Robert Graves was published in 1960, also by Penguin Books. The text of this edition follows that of the 1960 edition, except for the deletion of Graves's source notes." Includes index.
Author
Publisher
Folio Society
Pub. Date
2003, c1996
Physical Desc
2 vol.
Language
English
Description
"The Greek Myths was first published in 1955 by Penguin Books, and was reprinted with amendments in 1957. An edition revised by Robert Graves was published in 1960, also by Penguin Books. The text of this edition follows that of the 1960 edition, except for the deletion of Graves's source notes." Includes index.
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 706 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they led ultimately to tragedy or victory.
