Picnic and Suchlike Pandemonium

Uproarious antics fill this genre-crossing collection of six stories from the beloved British naturalist and author of the Corfu Trilogy.

 The eccentric Durrell family sets off on an ill-fated excursion in “The Picnic” and embarks on a Greek cruise in “The Maiden Voyage.”
 
Next, things take a turn for the diabolical when a solo Durrell runs into a former flame in “The Public School Education”—an...