
Gavin Maxwell
A Life
Douglas Botting(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 26. September 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-586-07109-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Gavin Maxwell, author of "Ring of Bright Water", was, in the words of "The Times", "a man of action who writes like a poet". Aristocrat, social renegade, wartime secret agent, shark-hunter, adventurer, racing driver, traveller, naturalist, poet and painter, Maxwell was also one of the most popular authors of wildlife books in the 20th century. It was the explorer Wilfred Thesiger who introduced Maxwell to otters when together they explored the Tigris Marshes of Iraq in 1956. His subsequent classic account of life with otters at his remote Highlands home brought him worldwide fame. This is a biography.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
24pp b&w illustrations, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-586-07109-0 (9780586071090)
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04/2000
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Neil Wilson Publishing
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Person
Douglas Botting's biography of Gavin Maxwell was hugely praised. His previous books reflect his interest in travel, exploration and wild places. He was an exploration film-maker for the BBC's 'World About Us' and became a full-time writer with the publication of his highly praised biography of the German explorer-naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, 'Humboldt and the Cosmos'.