Fabre's Book of Insects
by Jean Henri Fabre
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Author: Jean Henri FabreEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-02-06
ISBN: 0486401529
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: Personal tribute to Henri Fabre
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I was a student in the late 1940s Henri Fabre has been one of my heroes. I have had his book of collected observations on the intimate lives of insects since that time. The book was so over used that it badly needed replacing,and I was very pleased to see that it is still in print. It was my pleasure, in 1983, to visit Fabre's House and property in Provence, now a small museum. The museum retains atmosphere of a private place - I and my wife were the only visitors at the time; his desk, microscope and the big black hat remain in the room where he did many of his observations; as do, in a large glass case, the very large collection of natural objects (unrelated to insects) that he amassed in the course of his long life. In a lower floor are exhibited the many letters he received from admiring scientists, including Darwin.
Summary of Fabre's Book of Insects
Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust, and other creatures as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. Rare volume will delight any naturalist.
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