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TheRickles

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16. The Durrell's never crossed paths with the Rothschilds.
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 05:02 PM
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Different social strata, and their stay on Corfu in the 1930s preceded the Rothschilds' development of their estate by several decades. Would've been interesting to see what Gerald and Lawrence would've made of the Rothschilds!

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