NOTE BY TRANSLATOR 



Those who wish to become more fully ac- 

 quainted with Jean-Henri Fabre's delightful 

 Souvenirs Entomologiques will find them, 

 arranged in a different order, in the admira- 

 ble series of translations from the pen of 

 Mr. Telxeira de Mattos, published by 

 Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Company, New 

 York; a series which will, before long, be 

 complete and contain the whole of the ten 

 volumes of Souvenirs, Other translations 

 are The Life and Love of the Insect, trans- 

 lated by Mr. Telxeira de Mattos ; Social Life 

 in the Insect World, translated by myself; 

 Wonders of Instinct, translated by Mr. 

 Telxeira and myself; and Fabre, Poet of 

 Science (another biography), by Dr. G. V. 

 Legros, translated by myself. 



Post-war conditions have made it neces- 

 sary somewhat to abridge the author's text, 

 which fills two volumes. If, however, as I 

 hope, these pages send the reader to my 

 friend Mr. Telxelra's delightful versions of 

 the Souvenirs, their principal aim will be 

 fulfilled. 



Bernard Miall. 



1921. 



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