A Zoo in My Luggage
 First edition (publ. Rupert Hart-Davis) | |
| Author | Gerald Durrell, illustrated by Ralph Thompson |
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| Publication date | 1960 |
A Zoo in My Luggage is a book by British naturalist Gerald Durrell.[1] It tells the story of Durrell's 1957 animal collecting trip to British Cameroon, the northwestern and southwestern corner of present-day Cameroon. It is one of a half-dozen books by Durrell recounting his animal collecting trips.[2]
Summary
The book relies Durrell's trip to the Cameroons during which spent six months collecting various animals, referred to as "beef" in Pidgin English. His expeditions include catching a python in a narrow cave, encountering a hippopotamus while traveling on the Cross River, and so on. It is his third book describing trips to the region, following The Overloaded Ark and The Bafut Beagles.[3]
References
- ↑ Dunn, Jeane (10 September 1964). "Book Review". Gloucester County Times. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ Durrell, Gerald (20 November 1980). A Zoo in My Luggage. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-193165-4.
- ↑ mary (20 January 2011). "Gerald Durrell-A Zoo in My Luggage". SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH BOOKS. Retrieved 13 August 2026.