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About The Author











































                    Gavin  Maxwell,  (15  July  1914  –  7  September  1969)  was  a

                    Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction

                    writing and his work with otters. He wrote the book ‘Ring of

                    Bright  Water’  (1960)  about  how  he  brought  an  otter  back

                    from  Iraq  and  raised  it  in  Scotland.  The  otter  was  of  a

                    previously  unknown  sub-species  which  was  subsequently

                    named after Maxwell. ‘Ring of Bright Water’ sold more than a

                    million copies and was made into a film starring Bill Travers

                    and Virginia McKenna in 1969.
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