Gavin Maxwell Livres

Gavin Maxwell's narrative intertwines his deep connection with otters and the Scottish highlands, showcasing his life as a devoted advocate for these creatures. Captivated by an otter during his travels, he settled in a remote highland home, sharing his life with three otters. The idyllic existence he crafted faced challenges from fate and fame, yet his journey was rich with experiences. Illustrated with his own line drawings, this work honors Maxwell's eloquent reflections on nature, his personal struggles, and the beauty and tragedy of his life.

This 1967 title is a portrait of the marsh Arabs of southern Iraq. Maxwell presents his impressions of these secluded people, along with numerous photos. Although intended as a travel book, this make more of a historical or sociological study now, given the...turmoil in Iraq.--Library Journal. schovat popis

A children's edition of the author's Ring of Bright Water. Black & white and color photographs throughout.

Fifty years ago Gavin Maxwell went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he named his home Camusfearna and settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko.Ring of Bright Water chronicles Gavin Maxwell's first ten years with the otters and touched the hearts of readers the world over, brilliantly evoking life with these playful animals in this natural paradise. Two further volumes followed bringing the story full circle telling of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement.For the first time the entire trilogy is available in a single narrative in this beautifully presented book.

Gavin Maxwell tells the whole story the challenge and drama of the shark hunt, the development of catching techniques and equipment, the men who worked with him and some of the frustrations of starting a new enterprise in post-war Scotland.

Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos.

This is the personal story of Gavin Maxwell's boyhood, most of which he spent, in fact or in fancy, at the House of Elrig, a lonely, windswept house on the moorlands of Galloway. This is the house which, together with the influence of his relations, shaped his interest in living creatures and his love of wild country and wilderness, and led the way to the life he describes in Ring of Bright Water. It covers his boyhood, public school education in England, and return to Scotland.

Vyprávění nás přivádí na severozápadní pobřeží Skotska, do míst dosud neporušené přírody, kde autor žije po řadu let. Líčí osobitou krásu pusté skalnaté krajiny a moře, pestrost divoké místní fauny i nečetné obyvatele. Hlavní část knížky vyplňují neobvyklé příběhy o zvířatech, které autor důvěrně poznal, zejména pak líčení života ochočených vyder. Tato kniha byla úspěšně zfilmována pod názvem "Kruhy na vodě". Z anglického originálu "Ring of Bright Water", vydaného nakladatelstvím Pan Books Ltd. v Londýně roku 1968 přeložila Eva Soňa Vávrová. Přebal a vazbu s použitím kreseb Evy Haškové a osnovu grafické úpravy navrhl Karol Rosmány. 184 stran textu, 16 stran obrazové přílohy. Druhé vydání.