There is not much to be said about The Best of Gerald Durrell (HarperCollins, £20, ISBN 0 00 255697 9) except that it should solve countless Christmas present problems. An anthology of Durrell’s writing about animals and conservation, it is hilarious, serious, provocative, informative and moving. Read it to yourself before wrapping it in fancy paper, taking care not to leave fingerprints or smears on such favourite pages as those about Albert the lion at Whipsnade.
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Technology
Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record
News
Environment
How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car
Comment
Health
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
Comment
Environment
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
News
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned
2
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
3
Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
4
How your heart rate variability can offer an insight into your mind
5
Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record
6
The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
7
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
8
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
9
How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car
10
10,000 new planets found hidden in NASA telescope data
