Jean-Henri Fabre

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Life of the Spider

Life of the Spider

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an autodidact, owing to the poverty of his family. Nevertheless, he acquired a primary teaching certificate at the young age...

The Life of the Fly, With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters

The Life of the Fly, With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters

Not Yet Available Author - Jean-Henri Fabre. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

This is more than a book about bees and their lives; the author talks about his cats, red ants, and insect psychology in general. Jean Henri Fabre also made waves in his native 19th Century France by insisting that girls be included in his science...

The Secret of Everyday Things

The Secret of Everyday Things

The clearness, simpicity, and charm of the great French naturalist's style are nowhere better illustrated than in this work, which in its variety of subject-matter and apt use of entertaining anecdote rivals "The Story-Book of Science," already a...

The Story Book of Science

The Story Book of Science

The famed French naturalist Fabre covers a large variety of subjects in these 70 short but fascinating essays about insects, animals and nature in general. The translator explains in her foreword, "The young in heart and the pure in heart of whatever...