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Published in 1954, it was Durrell's first book for popular audiences, and helped launch his succesful writing career.
Published in 1954, it was Durrell's first book for popular audiences, and helped launch his succesful writing career.


Particularly notable was his depiction of a native ruler known as [[Fon (title)|the Fon]].
Particularly notable was his depiction of a native ruler, the [[Fon of Bafut]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:47, 5 June 2012

The Bafut Beagles by British naturalist Gerald Durrell tells the story of Durrell's collecting expedition to the Cameroons, made in 1949, with Kenneth Smith.[1]

Published in 1954, it was Durrell's first book for popular audiences, and helped launch his succesful writing career.

Particularly notable was his depiction of a native ruler, the Fon of Bafut.

References