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"The power to introduce the reader into the insect world as few if any others have been able to do." -- New York Herald Tribune "Fabre is a savant who thinks like a publisher and writes like a poet." -- Rostand "Fabre is one of the glories of the civilized world...One of the... Read Full Overview

The Life of the Spider is a volume in Jean-Henri Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques", in which he shares fifty years of careful observation. He re-acquaints us with the most everyday insects, inspiring a new interest, awareness and understanding in the reader. This volume concerns... Read Full Overview

Fabre had many scholarly achievements. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology.

The Life of the Spider (Or, La Vie d'Araign e) by French naturalist, entomologist, and author Jean-Henri Fabre, was originally published in English, as translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos in 1901, but was originally included in Fabre's work "Souvenirs Entomologiques"... Read Full Overview

The Spider has a bad name: to most of us, she represents an odious, noxious animal, which every one hastens to crush under foot. Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast's industry, its talent as a weaver, its wiliness in the chase, its tragic nuptials and other... Read Full Overview

The Spider has a bad name: to most of us, she represents an odious, noxious animal, which every one hastens to crush under foot. Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast's industry, its talent as a weaver, its wiliness in the chase, its tragic nuptials and other... Read Full Overview

The Spider has a bad name: to most of us, she represents an odious, noxious animal, which every one hastens to crush under foot. Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast's industry, its talent as a weaver, its wiliness in the chase, its tragic nuptials and other... Read Full Overview

The Life of the Spider is a non-fiction book written by French entomologist J. Henri Fabre. The book is a detailed study of the behavior and habits of spiders, and is considered a classic in the field of entomology. In the book, Fabre describes his observations of various species... Read Full Overview

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"The Life of the Spider" from Jean-Henri Fabre. French entomologist and author (1823-1915).

Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and with a preface by Maurice Maeterlinck. Written by the founding father of the science of modern entomology, this work remains one of the standard studies of the lifestyle, habits, mating... Read Full Overview

Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, and with a preface by Maurice Maeterlinck. Written by the founding father of the science of modern entomology, this work remains one of the standard studies of the lifestyle, habits, mating... Read Full Overview