The Life of Jean Henri Fabre 



drawn out of it by the intelligent zeal of cer- 

 tain friends, who forced him to make a tri- 

 umphant tour of France, and we might almost 

 say of the world. 



The magic carpet on which they made him 

 sit for this magnificent journey was, however, 

 by no means a borrowed article. It was he 

 himself who had provided it. It was none 

 other than the marvellous series, so rich and 

 so varied, of his entomological works, which 

 had only to be known in order to ensure for 

 the author everywhere the welcome which he 

 deserved, a truly enthusiastic welcome, and 

 the place which was due to him: one of the 

 foremost places among our scientists and our 

 writers. 



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