J. L. rSnd^v^ 



INSECT LIFE 



SOUVENIRS OF A NATURALIST 



J.-H. FABRE 



DOCTEUR fes SCIENCES 



that inimitable observer.* — Charles Darwin 



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BY THE 



AUTHOR OF 'MADEMOISELLE MORI' 



WITH A PREFACE BY 



DAVID SHARP, M.A, F.R.S. 



AND EDITED BY 



F. MERRIFIELD 



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M. PRENDERGAST PARKER 



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