6 NOTICES OF EPISODES OF INSECT LIFE. 



"This is one of the most interesting works that we ever perused. It is 

 truly original in its conception. The habits and pursuits of various tribes of 

 the insect race are described, in such a manner as to give it the interest of a 

 romance, and yet it is a thorough scientific work. The author has recorded 

 their habits as we might suppose one of their own class of beings would do, 

 substituting reason for instinct, and clothing the insects described, with the 

 attributes of mankind, of various classes of which they are made the type. 

 The essays, says the author, ' were written not witli a view of teaching ento- 

 mology as a science, but of affording such a measure of acquaintance with the 

 habits of the insect world, as may serve to promote the ulterior and more 

 useful design of cultivating the rudimental seeds of systematic investigation.' 

 The book is illustrated with numerous beautiful engravings of different in- 

 sects, and its mechanical execution is superior." Christian Freeman. 



" One of the most charming books of this or any other day ; conveying a 

 store of entomological knowledge, in a style the most amusing and delightful. 

 It is embellished with etchings on steel in the best style of art. The printing, 

 paper, typography, and whole mechanical appearance, is most creditable to 

 Mr. Kedfield. We have marked some passages from the book, that will give 

 our readers a taste of its quality. But in Harpers' Magazine, the Living Age, 

 and other periodicals, the author's playful pages have already been made free 

 with to a considerable extent ; and all who have read an extract will desire to 

 possess the entii-e volume." Boston Transcript. 



" This is an elegant reprint of a very charming London book, the first of a 

 series, embracing the Insects of Spring. It will be followed successively by 

 the Insects of Summer, and the Insects of Autumn. The English press extol 

 the work in very high terms ; and from a hasty perusal, we are inclined to 

 think the book can hardly be overpraised. It treats the subject scientifically, 

 and yet familiarly ; so that all classes of readers, who have any taste for the 

 wonders and beauties of Nature, will be equally interested in its pages. 



The style in which Mr. Kedfield has issued this work has hardly been sur- 

 passed, in the typography and illustrations, by any work got up in this coun- 

 try. It is as elegant as an annual, and vastly more instructive and entertain- 

 ing." Evening Mirror. 



"The volume is beautifully printed, illustrated with exquisite taste and 

 humor, and written in a style which gives to the results of much observation 

 and study, and to a subject repulsive to many, all the charms of a fairy tale. 

 The mysteries of instinct, as developed in the myriad forms of insect life, form 

 a theme of inexhaustible variety ; and the author has brought the inspiration 

 of a poetic genius to its illustration. 



We do not venture to conjecture who the author or authoress may be. We 

 suppose this will be revealed with the subsequent numbers of the series, for 

 the subject is one that will so tempt the writer and the public, that neither 

 will be content with a single volume." Albany Atlas. 



" This is a remarkable work. It treats of the most interesting peculiarities 

 of insect life, but mixes with its sketches poetic, romantic and didactic dis- 

 courses in abundance. The style of the writer is elegant, and the mechanical 

 execution of the book especially fine. It abounds in quaint plates, which adds 

 much to the interest of the text." Zioii's Herald. 



