FOREWORD 
By Lord Rothschild 
I N my preface to Mr. Frohawk's “ Natural History of 
British Butterflies ” I stated that the book was unique 
in many respects, but principally in giving accurate 
pictures of all stages of the 68 species of British butterflies 
and complete descriptions of every one of these species. The 
original work appealed to a somewhat restricted circle of 
readers, although its excellence was bound to interest both 
the general naturalist and the artist, as well as the entomo¬ 
logist. Mr. Frohawk has now decided to bring out a book 
on more popular lines and of a more convenient size and 
shape; Such a book dealing fully with the preliminary 
stages and the perfect insect of our British butterflies, in a 
manner appealing both to the entomologist and the casual 
reader, has been long a great desideratum. I feel sure that 
this book will fill this long-felt want admirably and will 
afford much pleasure and instruction to all who read it. 
“ The Complete Book of British Butterflies ” supplies 
good and accurate illustrations and descriptions of all our 
British butterflies, and though the descriptions are necessarily 
considerably condensed, I feel sure that, being in a much more 
portable form than that of the former work, it will prove a 
great boon alike to the beginner in the study of lepidoptera 
and to the more advanced student. 
ROTHSCHILD. 
