XU PREFACE. 



reality emauatiug from his genius alone : entomologists have 

 not often been also poets. Mr. Newman continued to contribute 

 freely in succeeding volumes, writing under various pseudonyms 

 — " Corderius Secundus," "E.N.D.," "Eusticus," and others, — 

 as well as in his own name. The five volumes of the * Entomo- 

 logical Magazine' give the reader a more intimate personal 

 acquaintance with him than any of his books or subsequent 

 writings. It was, perhaps, a feature in his journalism that he 

 and his readers became at once acquaintances, and after a while 

 actual friends ; indeed, many who made his friendship through 

 his writings never saw him, yet have felt his loss as keenly as 

 though they had been constantly in his society. In addition to 

 the members of the Club the following well-known scientific 

 men were amongst the contributors to the magazine : — Messrs. 

 Babington, Dale, Douglas, Haliday, Hewitson, Shuckard, 

 J. F. Stephens, Swainson, Waterhouse, Westwood, and Yarrell, 

 all of whom were more or less personal friends. Edward 

 Doubleday was Editor of the second volume, Mr. Newman of the 

 other four. 



It was in 1832 that Mr. Newman's first important publication 

 appeared,^a demy 8vo. pamphlet of 56 pp., entitled, ' Sphinx 

 vespiformis : an Essay ; ' with the motto : — 



" All are Lut parts of one stupenilous whole, 

 Whose body Nature is, and God the soul." 



This clever attempt at classification created a considerable stir, 

 and met with strenuous opposition. 



In the year 1833 he was elected a fellow of the Lmueau 

 Society; and in the same year he took an active part in 

 establishing the Entomological Society of Loudon, which 

 Society may be said in great measure to have sprung from 

 the Entomological Club, then of the respectable age of seven 

 years. He was elected a member of the first council ; Mr. 

 Kirby, honorary President ; and Mr. Children, President. 

 During the succeeding years, in addition to editorial work, he 

 wrote occasionally in the ' Magazine of Natural History,' and 

 contributed various papers to the above Societies. 



In the year 1835 the 'Grammar of Entomology' was pub- 

 lished; a most useful little book. "The author supposes his 

 reader utterly ignorant of Entomology, and endeavours to show 



