Hunting Wasps, The [Paperback]

Jean-Henri Fabre (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 16, 2002

This is a facsimile reprint of the original book by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos, rebuilt using the latest technology. There are no poor, missing or blurred pages and all photographic images have been professionally restored. At Yokai Publishing we believe that by restoring this title to print it will live on for generations to come.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"The patience and the nicety of M. Fabre's observations are indeed amazing. His eyes see, and they see magical marvels."

-- Daily Express

About the Author

Considered "The Homer of Insects," Fabre's work laid the foundation for virtually all subsequent work in the field of entomology. Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) is well known for his popularization of insect natural history, especially in the ten volumes of Souvenirs Entomoligiques.

Although a reclusive amateur, with no scientific training, he was an acute observer of insect behavior. He combined his observations (most made in his own backyard) with a humanistic writing style that made his books popular, at least later in his life; during most of his life, the successive volumes of Souvenirs Entomologiques attracted only mild attention. Fabre was 84 when the last volume appeared, and soon afterward he was "discovered." He was elected to numerous scientific societies, provided a government pension, and even the President of France came to visit him.

Product Details

• Paperback: 404 pages
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific (June 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410200078
• ISBN-13: 978-1410200075
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,575,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)