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SEVEN volumes of M. Fabre's observations on insects have been published between 1879 and 1890, under the title of “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” containing the results of long and patient investigations into the habits of insects of the south of France; and we are glad to see the first volume translated into English in its entirety. It is much better to begin at the beginning, rather than to issue merely a selection from the seven volumes, which was what we had expected to find when we opened the book. The English edition is tastefully got up, and the illustrations are attractive. We may say that there are none in the French except a few text-illustrations in some of the later volumes of the series. The English title, “Insect Life,” is, however, some what objectionable, as there are already other English and American books bearing the same title.
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Habits of Insects 2 . Nature 65, 250–251 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/065250a0
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