The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium

By Gerald Durrell

If you loved My Family and Other Animals and can’t get enough of the Durrells after the Corfu series, The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium is the book for you.

It constitutes a series of anecdotal snippets and short stories including ‘The Picnic’, a laugh-out-loud account of an ill-fated Durrell family excursion, which should have been a relaxing, jolly affair. But with the Durrells things are seldom straightforward and on this occasion all that could go wrong did go wrong – except Gerald Durrell's sense of humour in recounting the tale. Other hilarious and surreal Roald Dahlesque stories ensue, including the critically acclaimed Gothic horror story ‘The Entrance’.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Dec 16, 2011
• ISBN: 9781447214182

Gerald Durrell

<p><b>Gerald Durrell</b> was a naturalist and author of memoirs based on his life with — and love for — animals. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Durrell Wildlife Park on the isle of Jersey.</p>

Reviews for The Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium

[mrslee_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was not aware that Gerald Durrell wrote about subjects other than animals. This is a collection of six short stories, two of which are amusing, two Laugh out Loud funny, one is funny with a twist, and another is one of the creepiest stories I've read in a long while. Needless to say, I enjoyed the reading of this work very much. Highly recommended if you have become jaded in your reading habits or plain dull. That's where I was, and now I'm all eager to open another book, seeking for a gem like this one.