Gerald Durrell

Saint Spiridion was the patron saint of the island.

every second male on the island was called Spiro in his honour.

This was Doctor Androuchelli.

Egg of Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca). Laid by Madame Cyclops.

Between gasps Michael informed us that he was only allergic to three things: the pollen of the lilac flowers, cats, and horses.

The Seven Pillows of Wisdom

The climax of the drama was the Battle of Thermopylae

The distant coastline of Albania was dimly outlined by a faint reddish glow in the sky.

With the summer came Peter to tutor me, a tall, handsome young man, fresh from Oxford,

This room - which I called my study, and which the rest of the family called the Bug House - smelt pleasantly of ether and methylated spirits.