首页 >出版文学> Fabre, Poet of Science>第6章
  Moreover,thefirstfewvolumeswereinnowayseductive。Theyboastednotthemostelementarydrawingstohelpthereader;nottheslightestwoodcuttogiveadirectideaoftheinsectsdescribed;oftheirshape,aspect,orphysiognomy;andasimplesketch,howeverpoor,isoftenworthmorethanlongandlaboriousdescriptions。Thefirstvolumesespecially,printedeconomically,attheleastpossibleexpense,werenotoutwardlyattractive。
  Itisalsotruethathehadneverfoundedanygreathopesonthesaleofsuchworks。
  Veryfewpeoplearereallyinterestedintheloweranimals,andFabrehasbeenreproachedwithwastinghistimeover“childishhistories,unworthyofseriousattentionandunlikelytomakemoney。”ofwastinginfrivolousoccupationsthetimewhichispassingsoquicklyandcanneverreturn。Andwhyshouldhehavestillfurtherwastedsomanyprecioushoursinexecutingminutedrawingswhosereproductionwouldhaveinvolvedanexpenditurewhichhispublisherwouldnotdaretoventureupon,andwhichhehimselfcouldnotafford?
  Forthisuniversalinquirerwaswellfittedforsuchatask,andallthesecreatureswhichhehaddepictedheiscapableofrepresentingwithbrushandpencilasfaithfullyaswithhispen。Hehaditinhimtobenotonlyawriter,butanexcellentdraughtsman,andevenagreatpainter。Hehasreproducedinwater-colour,withlovingcare,thedecorationsofthespecimensofprehistoricpotterywhichhisexcavationshaverevealed,andwhichhehasendeavouredtoreconstruct,withallthescienceofanarchaeologist。Hehasdisplayedthesameskillinwater-colourinthatastonishingiconography,inwhichhehasdetailed,withmarvellousaccuracy,allthepeculiaritiesofthemycologicalfloraoftheolive-
  growingdistricts。16/14。
  Asforthose“paltryfigures“insufficientorflagrantlyincorrectindrawing,withwhichmanypeoplearesatisfied,heregardsthemas“intolerable“inhisownbooks,andasabsolutelycontradictingtherigorousaccuracyofhistext。16/15。
  OflateyearsphotographyandtheskillofhissonPaulhavesuppliedthisdeficiency。Hetaughthissontofixtheinsectsonthesensitiveplateintheirtrueattitudes,intherealityoftheirmostinstantaneousgestures。
  Howevervaluablesuchdocumentsmaybe,howmuchweshouldpreferfinedrawings,givingreliefnotonlytoformsandcolours,butalsotothemostcharacteristicfeaturesandthewholelivingphysiognomyofthecreature!
  Thisisthefunctionofart;butthegreatartistthatwasinFabrewascapableinthisdomainofrivallingthemagicaltalentofanAudubon。
  Suchworkwasrelinquished,althoughsomanyromancesofnature,somuchdishonestpatch-work,wontheapplauseduetosuccess。
  Fabrefellmoreandmoreintoastateborderingonindigence,andfinallyhewasquiteforgotten。Anopponentofevolution,hewasoutofthefashion。Theencyclopaediasbarelymentionedhim。LamarckiansandDarwinians,whostillmadesomuchnoiseintheworld,ignoredhim;andnoonecamenowtoopenthegatebehindwhichwasageing,inobscurityanddeserted,“oneoftheloftiestandpurestgeniuseswhichthecivilizedworldatthatmomentpossessed;oneofthemostlearnednaturalistsandoneofthemostmarvellousofpoetsinthemodernandtrulylegitimatesenseoftheword。”16/16。
  InthedepartmentofVaucluse,wherehelivedformorethansixtyyears,inAvignonitself,wherehehadtaughtfortwentyyears,theprefectBelleudy,whohadsucceededinapproachinghim,wasastonishedanddistressedtofind“sogreatamindsolittleknown“;foreventhoseabouthimscarcelyknewhisname。16/17。
  Butwhatmatter!ThehermitofSérignanwasnotdiscouraged;hewasdisturbedonlybythefailureofhisstrength,andthefearthathecouldnotmuchlongerexercisethatdivinefacultywhichhadalwaysconsoledhimforallhissorrowsandhisdisappointments。HecouldscarcelydraghiswearylimbsacrossthepebblesofhisHarmas;butheborehiseighty-sevenyearswithafinedisdainforageanditsfailings,andalthoughthefireofhisglanceandthatwhole,eagercountenancestillexpressedhispassionforthetruth,hisabruptgestures,touchedwithirony,hissimplebearing,andtheextrememodestyofhiswholeperson,spokesufficientlyofhisprofoundindifferencetowardoutsidecontingencies,forthebaublesoffameandallthestupiditiesoflife。
  Atafewmiles’distance,inanothervillage,thatothergreatpeasant,Mistral,thesingerofProvence,thepoetofloveandjoy,theminstrelofrusticlabourandantiquefaiths,waspursuing,amidthehomageofhisapotheosis,theincrediblecycleofhissplendidexistence。
  Thisgloryhadcometohimsuddenly;thisfame“whosefirstglancesaresweeterthanthefiresofdawn。”andwhichwasnevertodeserthimforfiftylongyears。
  Thewindoffavourwhichhadsweetenedhisyouthcontinuedtopropelhiminfullsail。Hehadonlytoshowhimselftobeatoncesurrounded,felicitated,worshipped;andhismerepresencewouldswayacrowdastheblackpeaksofthehighcypressesareswayedbythegreatwindthatbearshisname。LikeFabre,hehadremainedfaithfultohisnativesoil;thatsoilwhichthegreatnaturalisthadneverbeenabletoleavewithoutatoncelongingimpatientlytoreturntoitsdustyoliveswherethecigalesings,itsilextreesanditsthickets;andsohelivedfarfromthecities,inaquietvillage,withthesamehorizonofplainsandhillsthatwerebalmywiththyme,leadinginhislittlehomeanequallifefullofwisdomandsimplicity。
  ThehermitofSérignanwastheLucretiusofthisProvence,whichhadalreadyfounditsVirgil。Withaverydifferentvision,eachhadthesamerustictastes,thesameloveofthefreespacesofwildnatureandthescenesofrurallife。ButMistral,whereverhelooked,sawhumanlifeashappyandsimple,throughtheprismofhiscreativeimaginationandtheoptimismofhishappylife。Fabre,onthecontrary,behindthesombrerealitieswhichhestudied,sawonlytheferociousengagementofconfusedlivingforces,andafrightfultragedy。
  Thustheirtwolives,whichwerelikeparallellines,nevermeeting,wereinkeepingwiththeirwork。AndwhileMistral,stillyoungandtriumphantdespitetheyears,wasatMaillaneoverwhelmedwithhonoursandconsideration,thepoorgreatmanofSérignanlivedanobscureandingloriousexistence。
  Hehadthegreatesttroubletoliveandrearhisfamily,andalmosthissoleincomeconsistedofanuncertainsumof120poundssterlingannually,whichhehadforsomeyearsreceived,intheguiseofapension,bythegenerosityoftheInstitute,astheGegnerprize。
  Finallyhissituationwassoprecariousthathedecidedtoselltoamuseumthatmagnificentcollectionofwater-colourplatesinwhichhehadrepresented,life-sizeandwithanastonishingtruthofcolour,allthefungiwhichgrowinProvence。
  HewrotetoMistralonthesubject,afterthevisitwhichthelatterpaidhiminthespringof1908:theonlyvisitofthekind。BeforemeetinginSaint-Estelle,theParadiseoftheFélibres,theyhadwishednottodiebeforeatleastmeetingonthisearth。
  Fabrewrotetomistralthefollowingletter,whichIowetothekindnessofthegreatpoet:——
  “Ihaveneverthoughtofprofitingbymyhumblefungoidwater-
  colours……Fatewillperhapsdecideotherwise。
  “Inthisconnection,permitmetomakeaconfession,towhichyournobilityofcharacterencouragesme。UntillatterlyIhadlivedmodestlyontheproductofmyschool-books。To-daytheweathercockhasturnedtoanotherquarter,andmybooksnolongersell。SohereIam,morethaneverinthegripofthatterribleproblemofdailybread。Ifyouthink,then,thatwithyourhelpandthatofyourfriends,mypoorpicturesmighthelpmealittle,Ihavedecidedtoletthemgo,butnotwithoutbitterness。Itisliketearingoffapieceofmyskin,andIstillholdtothisoldskin,shabbyasitmaybe;alittleformyownsake,muchmoreformyfamily’s,andmuchmoreagainforthesakeofmyentomologicalstudies,studieswhichIfeelobligedtopursue,persuadedthatforalongtimetocomenoonewillcaretoresumethem,soungratefulisthecalling。”16/18。
  AttheinstigationofthepoettheprefectBelleudytookituponhimtointercedewiththeMinister,fromwhomhefinallywrungagrantof40
  poundssterling,“inencouragementofthesciences。”FinallyheventuredtorevealthesituationtotheGeneralCouncilofVaucluse,andtorequireittocontributeatleastitsshare,inordertoensureapeacefulanddecentoldagetoamanwhowasnotonlythegreatestcelebrityofthedepartment,butalsooneofthehighestgloriesofthenation。HepleadedsowellandsonoblythattheassemblygrantedFabreanannualsumof20poundssterling,“asthepublichomagewhichhiscompatriotspaytohisloftyscienceandHISEXCESSIVEMODESTY。”16/19。Atthesametime,inagenerousimpulse,theCouncilplacedathisdisposalallthescientificequipmentofthedepartmentallaboratoryofagriculturalanalysis,whichwasnolongerused;therewasindeedtalkofsuppressingit。
  Nowthattheburdenofhisdaysweighedsoheavilyonhim,andhistaskwasvirtuallyfinished,everything,bythecustomaryironyofthings,wascominghiswaysimultaneously:notonlywhatwasnecessaryandindispensable,butevensomethingthatwassuperfluous。
  Soonedayallthesedelicateinstruments,uselesstoabiologistwhobytheverynatureofhislabourshaddonewithoutthemallhislife,andhadneverweariedofdenyingtheirutility,arrivedatSérignan。Hedidnotpossessevenonemodestthermometer;andasforthesuperbmicroscopeoverwhichhesooftenbent,theonlycostlyinstrumentinhisrusticlaboratory,itwasapreciouspresentwhich,attheinstigationofDuruy,Dumasthechemisthadgivenhimyearsbefore;butasimplelensveryoftensufficedhim。“Thesecretsoflife。”hesomewherewrites,“aretobeobtainedbysimple,makeshift,inexpensivemeans。Whatdidthebestresultsofmyinquiryintoinstinctcostme?Onlytime,andaboveall,patience。”
  Itwasthenthatafewofhisdisciples,finallyaffectedbysuchabandonment,decidedtocelebratehisjubilee,hopingthustorevealbothhisnameandhiswonderfulbookstothecrowdthatknewnothingofhim。
  16/20。
  Itwastime;alittlelonger,and,accordingtohisracyphrase,“theviolinswouldhavecometoolate。”Theoldmasterisdailynearerhisdecline;hissight,oncesopiercing,isnowsoobscuredthathecanbarelyseetosignhisname,inasmall,tremuloushand,confusedandillegible。
  Hismusclesaresofeeblenowthathecanwalkonlyinshortsteps,onhiswife’sarm,leaningonacane;andhewouldsoonbepiteouslyexhaustedwerenotsomeseatavailablewithinimmediatereach。VerysoonnowhewillnolongerhopetomakethetourofthisHarmas,whichhisfeethavetroddendailyforthirtyyears。Inthisfailureofthebody,allthatsurvivesarethetwosparklingcavitiesofhiseyesandhisextraordinarymemory。
  Butheisfarfrombeingmournful:hefeelsonlyanimmenselassitude,andaninfiniteregretthatperhapshewillnotbeabletobringhisseriesof“Souvenirs“tothepointhehaddesired;notwishingtodieuntilhehaspushedhiscareerasfarasisinhispower;withouthavingworked,onhisfeet,untiltheveryhourwhenthelightofthisworldissuddenlywithdrawn,andhiseyesopenupontheinfinitelife,beyondtheinfiniteworldsofspace。
  Thefestivaltookplaceonthe3rdofApriloftheyear1910,andwastouchinginitssimplicity。
  WhatanunforgettabledayinthelifeofFabre!ThatmorningthegateoftheHarmaswasleftopentoall,andmanyofthepeopleofSérignanwhoinvadedthegardenwereabletolookforthefirsttimeonthefaceoftheirfellow-citizen,whohadsolonglivedamongthem,andwhomtheyhadnow,totheirastonishment,discovered。
  Butamongthecrowdoffriendsandadmirerswho,comingfromallparts,pressedaroundthelittlepinkhouse,themostamazedofallwasMarius,theblindcabinet-maker,unabletocontainhisintensedelightatthesuddenburningofsomuchincensebeforehisidol,fortohimithadseemedthatthisdayofapotheosiswouldneverdawn!
  Fornothingwascertain,althoughthedayofthejubileehadlongbeenfixed。Inthefirstplacetherehadbeenseriousdefectionsintheranksoftheofficialpersonageswhoweretotakepartintheceremony。Thentheweatherwasterribleforthetimeofyear;thespringhadcommencedgloomily,aseasonoffloodsandcatastrophes。Butonthismorningtherainofdayshadceasedtofall,andsuddenlythesunappeared。
  Amongothercomplimentsandmarksofhomagetheoldmanwaspresentedwithagoldenplaque,ononesideofwhichSicard,whostoodrevealedasamasteroftheburin,hadengravedhisportraitwithrarefidelity。Thereversewasresplendentwithoneofthemostbeautifulsyntheseswhichthehistoryofarthasknown;asurprisingallegory,inwhichtheimaginationoftheartistevokedthemanofscience,thesingeroftheinsects,thelandscapewhichhadseenthebirthofsomanylittlelives,andthevillageamidtheolive-trees,infrontofthesun-steepedVentoux。
  Atthisfestival,thejubileeofascientist,thescientistswereleastnumerous。
  ThebanquetwasgiveninthelargeroomofacafeinthemidstofSérignan;
  inorder,nodoubt,thatinthishumblelifeevengloryshouldbemodest。
  AsFabrecouldnotwalk,hewashelpedintothecarriageofceremony,whichwassentexpresslyfromOrange,andthelittleprocession,whichwasswelledbythemunicipalchoralsociety,spurredonbyMarius,movedslowlyoffalongthesolecentralstreet。
  Itwasagreatfamilyrepast:oneofthoselove-feastsinwhichallcommunicateinasinglethought。
  EdmondPerrierbroughtthenaturalistthehomageoftheInstitute,andexpressedinunaffectedtermsthejustadmirationwhichhehimselffelt。
  Thebettertopraisehim,hegaveasummaryofhisadmirablecareer,andhisimmortalwork。AttheevocationofthislongpastoflabourFabreregrettedhispoorvanishedjoys,“thesolemomentsofhappinessinhislife。”
  Movedtotears,byhismemoriesandbythesimpleandpioushomageatlastrenderedtohisgenius,hewept,andmany,seeinghimweep,weptwithhim。
  Othersspokeinthenameofthegreatanonymouscrowdoffriends,ofallthosewhohadfoundasourceofinfiniteenjoymentinhisworks。Atthesametimethegreatestwriters,thegreatestpoetssentonthesameday,atthesamehour,theirsalutationoreloquentmessagestothe“Virgiloftheinsects“16/21。,tothe“goodmagicianwhoknewthelanguageofthemyriadlittlecreaturesofthefields。”16/22。
  Doubtlesshewouldsoonerorlaterhavereceivedfulljustice;butwithoutthiscircumstanceitispermissibletoaddthattheendofhislifewouldhavepassedamidstthecompletestoblivion,andthathewouldhavetakenleaveoftheworldwithoutattractinganyparticularattention。Hisdeathwouldhaveoccurredunperceived,andwhenthelittlevaultofVaisonstone,upinthesmallsquareenclosureofpebbleswhichservesasthevillagecemetery,wherethosehehaslovedawaithim,cametobeopenedforthelasttime,theywouldhardlyhavetroubledtocloseitagain。
  Yetthehonourspaidhimwerefarfrombeingsuchashemerited。
  Why,atthisjubileeofthegreatestoftheentomologists,wasnotasingleappointedrepresentativeofentomologypresent?16/22。
  Thefactisthatthemajorityofthosewho“amidthelivingseekonlyforcorpses。”accordingtotheexpressionofBacon,unwillingtoseeinFabreanythingmorethananimaginativewriter,andbeingthemselvesincapableofunderstandingthebeautifulandofdistinguishingitinthetrue,reproachedhim,perhapswithmorejealousythanconviction,withhavingintroducedliteratureintothedomainsofscience。
  Otherentomologicalspecialistsaccusehimofpresentingintheguiseofsciencediscoverieswhichhavebeenmadebyothers。Butinthefirstplace,ashehasreadverylittle,hecertainlydidnotknowallthathadbeendonebyothers;andwhatmatterifhehaddiscoverednothingessentialconcerningthisorthatinsectiftheresultofhisstudyofithasbeentoimpregnateitwithsomethingnew,ortotouchitwiththebreathoflife?
  Others,finally,whowishedtoseewiththeirowneyestheproofofhisstatements,havereproachedhimwithafewerrors;butheobservedsoskilfullythattheseerrors,ifanyhavereallyslippedintohisbooks,cannotbeveryserious。
  HewasoneofthegloriesoftheUniversity,butitfailedtoaddtothebrillianceofthisceremony,anditistoberegrettedthattheGovernmentcouldnotamiditstemporarypreoccupationshavedonewithallthespontaneitythatmighthavebeenlookedfortheonethingwhichmightonthismemorabledatehaveatonedforitsunjustobliviousness。SinceDuruyhadcreatedFabreachevalieroftheEmpiremorethanfortyyearshadgoneby,andinthislongintervalFabrewasabsolutelyignoredbytheauthorities。WhiletheStatedailyraisessomanycommonplacementothehighesthonours,itwasafterwardsneedfultoprocuretheinterventionofinfluentialpersons,tojustifyhisworthandtoprovehisdeserts,inordertoobtainhispromotionthroughonedegreeofrankinthatLegionofHonourwhichhiseminentserviceshadsolongadorned。
  Thistardyreparationatleasthadtheresultofsheddingatwilightofgloryovertheeveningofhislife,andfromthatdayhesuddenlyappearedinhistrueplaceandtookhisrankasamanofthefirstorder。Everybodybegantoreadhim,andpresentlynoonewaswillingtoseemignorantofhim,formoreofhis“Souvenirsentomologiques“weresoldinafewmonthsthanhadbeendisposedofinmorethantwentyyears。16/24。
  AtlastFabreexperiencednotonlygloryandrenown,butalsopopularity。
  Thiswasonlyjustice,forhisisessentiallyapopulargenius。Hashenotstrivenallhislifetoplacethemarvelsofsciencewithinreachofall?
  Andhashenotwrittenaboveallforthechildrenofthepeople?
  SoatlastpeoplehavelearnedthewaytotheHarmas;theygothithernowincrowds,tovisittheenclosureandthemodestlaboratory,astoaveritableplaceofpilgrimagewhichattractsfromafarmanyferventadmirers。
  Some,itistrue,gothithertoseehimsimplyasanobjectofcuriosity;
  butevenamongthesetherearethosewhoonreturningthence,fullofenthusiasmforwhattheyhaveseen,findtheflowersofthefieldsmoresweetandfragile,andthewildfragranceofthewoodsandhedgesmorevoluptuous,andthegreenofthetreesmoretender。Theyhavelearnttolookattheearthandto“kneelinthegrass。”
  Scientistscometochatwiththescientist。Otherscometosalutetheprimaryschoolman,thelayinstructor,thegreatpedagoguewhosegloryisreflecteduponalltheprimaryschoolsofFrance。
  Thosewhocannotvisithimwrite,tellinghimofallthepleasurewhichtheyowehim,thankinghimforlonganddelightfulhourspassedinthereadingofhisbooks,expressingthehopethathemayyetlivemanyyears,andstillfurtherincreasethenumberofhis“Souvenirs。”
  Someaskhimahostofquestionsrelatingtoentomologyorphilosophy;
  othersaskhimforimpossibleanswerstosomeofthefascinatingandmysteriousproblemswhichhehasexpounded;womenconfideinhimtheirlittleprivategriefsortheirintimatesorrows,anaiveformofhomage;
  butathousandtimesmoretouchingthananyother,andonethatshowshowprofoundhasbeenthebeneficentinfluenceofhisbooksuponcertainisolatedminds,andwhatconsolationcanbederivedfromsciencewhenitfindsasufficientlyeloquentvoicetointerpretit。
  Ashecanworknolonger,thesevisitsnowfillhislife,formallysooccupied;andinthemidstofallthesympathyextendedtohimheissensible,notofthetwilight,butofasunrise;hefeelsthathisworkhasbeengood,thataninfinityofmindsarelearningthroughhimtoregardplantsandanimalswithgreateraffection;andthattheconsiderationofmen,finallydirecteduponhiswork,willnotreadilyexhaustit,foritisoneoftheBiblesofNature。
  NOTES。
  NOTESTOINTRODUCTION。
  Introduction/1。Letterstohisbrother,1898-1900。
  Introduction/2。Ihavemadesomevaluable“finds“here;amongotherpiecescitedthefragmenton“Playthings。”thecuriousdescriptionofthe“Eclipse。”andthepoemon“Number“areherepublishedforthefirsttime。
  Introduction/3。Thisnegligenceinthematterofcorrespondenceisnotleastamongthecauseswhichhavemitigatedagainsthispopularity。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER1。
  1/1。“Itisacountrythathasverylittlecharm。”Tohisbrother,18thAugust,1846。
  1/2。“Practicien,hommed’affairesoudechicane“:roughly,“practitioner,manofbusinessorlaw“:sohisfatherisdescribedinhisbirthcertificate。
  1/3。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter4,and7thseries,chapter19。
  1/4。Id。,8thseries,chapter8。
  1/5。Tohisbrother,15thAugust,1896。
  1/6。Id。“Asbrothers,weareoneonly;butinvirtueofourdifferenttasteswearetwo,andIamamusedandinterestedwhereyoumightwellbebored。”
  1/7。FrédéricFabre,likehisbrother,anex-scholarofthenormalprimaryschoolofVaucluse,wasfirstofallteacheratLapaludVaucluse,thenprofessorinthecommunalcollegeofOrange。HewasdirectoroftheprimaryschoolattachedtothenormalschoolofAvignon,wherehevoluntarilyretiredfromteachingin1859。Hethenbecame,successively,secretarytotheChamberofCommerceofAvignon,directoroftheVaucluseDocks,andfinallydirectoroftheCrillonCanal,whichpositionhestilloccupiesDecember,1912。
  1/8。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter9。
  1/9。AmonghisinnumerablemanuscriptsIhavefoundavastnumberoflittlepoems,whichdatefromthisperiod。
  1/10。ItwasthenthathegaveuphispositiontohisbrotherFrédéric,whohadcontinuallyfollowedcloselyinhissteps,andwhointurnhadjustobtainedthequalificationofpupil-teacherandbursarAugust,1842。
  1/11。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10series,chapter21。
  1/12。Tohisbrother,2ndand9thofJune,1851。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER2。
  2/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter20,and9thseries,chapter13。
  2/2。Id。,6thseries,chapter21。
  2/3。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,10thJune,1850。
  2/4。Id。,id。
  2/5。Id。,fromCarpentras,15thAugust,1846。
  2/6。Id。,fromAjaccio,10thJune,1850。
  2/7。Id。,fromCarpentras,15thAugust,1846。
  2/8。Id。,id。
  2/9。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter14。
  2/10。Tohisbrother,fromCarpentras,3rdSeptember,1848。
  2/11。Id。,8thSeptember,1848。
  2/12。Id。,id。
  2/13。Id。,3rdSeptember,1848。
  2/14。Id。,id。
  2/15。LettertotheRectoroftheN?mesAcademy,29thSeptember,1848。
  2/16。Tohisbrother,29thSeptember,1848。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER3。
  3/1。Tohisfather,fromAjaccio,14thApril,1850。
  3/2。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,1851。
  3/3。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,9thJune,1851。
  “IhavesettoworkuponaconchologyofCorsica,whichIhopesoontopublish。”
  3/4。TheHelixRaspaillii。
  3/5。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,10thJune,1850。
  3/6。Id。,id。
  3/7。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”9thseries,chapter14。
  3/8。Number,LeNombre——ARITHMOS,poem,Ajaccio,September,1852。
  3/9。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,2ndJune,1851。
  3/10。Id。,10thOctober,1852,and“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter21。
  3/11。Fr。Mistral,“Mémoires。”
  Moquin-Tandon,bornatMontpellier,wasprofessorofNaturalHistoryatMarseilles,atToulouse,andinParis。
  3/12。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,10thOctober,1852。
  3/13。Id。
  3/14。Tohisbrother,fromCarpentras,3rdDecember,1851。
  “Ourcrossingwasatrocious。NeverhaveIseensoterribleasea,andthatthepacket-boatwasnotbrokenupbytheforceofthewavesmusthavebeenduetothefactthatourtimehadnotyetcome。OntwoorthreeoccasionsI
  thoughtmylastmomentwasathand;IleaveyoutoimaginewhataterribleexperienceIhad。InordinaryweatherthepacketbywhichwetravelledmakesthevoyagefromAjacciotoMarseillesinabouteighteenhours;itissaidtobethefasteststeamerontheMediterranean。Onthisoccasionittookthreedaysandtwonights。”
  3/15。January,1853。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER4。
  4/1。Tohisbrother,fromAvignon,1stAugust,1854。
  “IhavearrivedatToulouse,whereIhavepassedthebestexaminationonecouldpossiblywish。Ihavebeenacceptedaslicentiatewiththemostflatteringcompliments,andtheexpensesoftheexaminationshouldbereturnedtome。TheexaminationwasofahigherlevelthanIhadexpected。”
  4/2。ToM——oftheInstitute,fromAvignon,1854。
  LettercommunicatedtoM。Belleudy,prefectofVaucluse,byM。Vollon,painter。
  4/3。Id。
  4/4。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,10thOctober,1852。
  4/5。ObservationsconcerningthehabitsoftheCercerisandthecauseofthelongpreservationofthecoleopterawithwhichitprovisionsitslarvae——“AnnalesdeSc。natur……”4thseries,1855。
  4/6。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter22。
  4/7。“Ihadonlyoneidea:tofreemyself,toleavethelycée,where,notbeingafellow,Iwastreatedasasubordinate。Aninspector-generaltoldmefranklyoneday,’Youwillneveramounttoanythingifyouarenotafellow’agrégé。’Thesedistinctionsdisgustme,’Ireplied。”
  Conversations。
  4/8。Tohisbrother,fromAjaccio,14thJanuary,1850。
  4/9。InquiriesrespectingthetuberclesofHimantoglossumhircinum。ThesisinBotany,1855。
  4/10。Inquiriesrespectingtheanatomyofthereproductiveorgans,andthedevelopmentsoftheMyriapoda。ThesisinZoology,1855。
  4/11。Prizeforexperimentalphysiology,1856。
  4/12。LettertoLéonDufour,1stFebruary,1857。
  4/13。“TheOriginofSpecies。”1857?,translatedbyBarbier,page15。
  4/14。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter1,and5thseries,chapter1。
  4/15。Id。,1stseries,chapter16。
  4/16。Id。,1stseries,chapterone。
  4/17。HenryDevillario,magistrateatCarpentras,whereheperformedhisdutiesasjuged’instructionuntilhisdeath。Anotablecollectoranddistinguishedpublicist。
  Dr。Bordone,to-dayatFrontignan。Vayssières,professorofZoologyinthefacultyofsciencesatMarseilles。
  4/18。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter13。
  4/19。Hewassubjectinhisyouthtoviolentheadaches,“whichsometimesdevelopedintoacerebralfever。”aswellasstrangenervoustroubles:“A
  fewdaysagoIwasattacked,atnight,withasuddennervousillness,ofaterrifyingnature,whichIhavenotasyetbeenabletoidentify。”Tohisbrother,3rdSeptember,1848。
  Severedisappointmentorannoyancealwayshadagreateffectuponhim;ontheoccasionofhisfirstmarriagehefellintoasortofcatalepticconditionasaresultoftheoppositionofhisparentsandrelations,whosoughttoopposeit。Conversationswithhisbrother。
  4/20。“Souvenirsentomologiques“9thseries,chapter23。
  4/21。Id。,10thseries,chapter22。
  4/22。LettertoLèonDufour,1stFebruary,1857。
  “Stepshavebeentakentoobtainformethepostofdrawing-masterma?tredestravauxgraphiques。Iftheysucceed,thankstothelittletalentI
  havefordrawing,mysalarywillreachareasonablefigure,120poundssterling,andIcanthen,bygivinguptheseabominableprivatelessons,cultivaterathermoreseriouslythestudiesintowhichyouhaveinitiatedme。”CommunicatedbyM。Achard。
  4/23。“Souvenirsentomologiques“10thseries,chapter22。
  4/24。OubretoProuven?alo。LaCigaleetlaFourmi。
  4/25。Lavisse。Aminister。VictorDuruy。
  4/26。LettertothemunicipalcouncillorsofAvignon。
  4/27。J。StuartMill,“Autobiography。”chapter6。
  4/28。Ihavevisitedthishouse;nothing,atalleventsoutside,haschangedintheleast。
  4/29。Millcollaboratedinhis“FloreduVaucluse“:“Avirtuousmanwhoserecentlossweshallalldeplorejoinedhiseffortstomineinthisundertaking。”LettertotheMayorofAvignon,1stDecember,1833,communicatedbyM。FélixAchard。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER5。
  5/1。“Chimieagricole。”
  5/2。“LeCiel。”LecturesetLe?onspourtous。
  5/3。“LaTerre。”LecturesetLe?onspourtous。
  5/4。“LaChimiedel’onclePaul。”Lecturescourantespourtouteslesécoles。
  5/5。“Histoiredelab?che。”
  5/6。“Lesjouets。LeToton“manuscript。
  Theprimitivefountain,the“antiqueappliance“transmittedbyinheritance,“theinventionperhapsofsomelittleunemployedherd-boy。”consistedoriginallyofthreeaperturesandthreestraws;twosimilaraperturesononeside,withtwoshortstraws,whichdippedintothewater,andasingleorificeontheothersideforthelongerstrawwhichdeliveredthewater。
  Happeningonedaytouseonlytwostraws,oneoneachside,thelittleFabreperceivedthatthedeviceworkedjustaswell,and“so,quiteunconsciously,withoutthinkingofit,Idiscoveredthesyphon,thetruesyphonofthephysicist。”Lococit。
  5/7。“Thechemistrycourseisagreatsuccessathome。”Tohisbrother,fromOrange,1875。
  5/8。Tohissonémile,4thNovember,1879。
  “Thehousehold;discussionsastodomesticeconomyforuseingirls’
  schools。”
  5/9。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter1。
  5/10。TotheMayorofAvignon,1stDecember,1873。CommunicatedbyM。FélixAchard。
  5/11。Lettertohisbrother,1875。
  5/12。Id。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER6。
  6/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter1。“L’Harmas。”
  6/2。Id。,6thseries,chapter5。
  6/3。TheLumbricusphosporeusofDugés。Fabrehadalreadyclearlyperceivedthatthiscuriousphenomenonofphosphorescenceappearsatbirth,andhesawinitaprocessofoxidation,aspeciesofrespiration,especiallyactiveincertaintissues。
  LettertoLéonDufour,1stFebruary,1857。CommunicatedbyM。FélixAchard。
  6/4。Tohisbrother,fromCarpentras,15thAugust,1846。
  6/5。Hediedattheageof96。
  6/6。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter21。
  6/7。Tohissonémile,4thNovember,1879。
  6/8。ToHenryDevillario,30thMarch,1883。
  6/9。Id。,17thDecember,1888。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER7。
  7/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”8thseries,chapter12。
  7/2。Id。,7thseries,chapter16。
  7/3。Id。,1stseries,chapter4。
  7/4。Id。,2ndseries,chapter3。
  7/5。Id。,6thseries,chapter21。
  7/6。Id。,1stseries,chapter19,and2ndseries,chapter7。
  7/7。Id。,7thseries,chapter23。
  7/8。Maeterlinck,“TheBee。”
  7/9。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”7thseries,chapter2。
  7/10。Id。,8thseries,chapter22。
  7/11。Id。,6thseries,chapter6。
  7/12。Id。,9thseries,chapter10。
  7/13。Bergson,“l’Evolutioncréatrice。”
  7/14。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter6。
  7/15。“LesServiteurs“and“LesAuxiliaires。”
  7/16。Fran?oisRaspail,bornatCarpentrasin1794,wasalsoaprofessoratthecollegeofCarpentras。
  7/17。Tohisbrother,3rdSeptember,1848。
  Theimprovementdidnotlastlong;thechilddiedfinallyashorttimeafterwards。
  7/18。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter21。
  7/19。Ed。Perrier。Privateletter,27thOctober,1909。
  “Heisthefinestofallourobservers,andallscientistsshouldbowtothefactswhichheexcelsindiscovering。”
  7/20。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”6thseries,chapter25。
  7/21。Id。,10thseries,chapter16。
  7/22。Id。,10thseries,chapter20。
  7/23。Manuscripts,unpublishedobservations。
  7/24。AcommonspectacleinProvence,butonewhichFabreneverweariedofseeing。
  7/25。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”6thseries,chapter17。
  7/26。Weknowthatthegreatnaturalistwasfarfrombeingcharmedbythesongofthenightingale。
  7/27。Manuscripts,unpublishedobservation。Theseremarksdealwiththesolareclipseof28thMay,1900。
  7/28。Amongtheinsectswhichhehasobservedtherearemanywhicharenotalwayssufficientlycharacterized。“Insectescoléoptèresobservesauxenvironsd’Avignon。”Avignon,pub。Seguin,1870。
  7/29。ColeopteraobservedintheneighbourhoodofAvignon。Acataloguenowveryscarce,acopyofwhichIowetothekindnessofDr。Chobaut,ofAvignon。
  7/30。Nominasinescis,peritetcognitiorerum。
  7/31。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”4thseries,chapter11。
  7/32。Id。,9thseries,chapter19。
  7/33。Id。,1stseries,chapter9。
  7/34。“Jenner’sLegendoftheisolationoftheyoungCuckoointhenest。”
  byXavierRaspail,“Bull。delaSoc。Zool。deFrance。”1903。
  7/35。“Souvenirsentomologiques“1stseries,passim。
  7/36。Id。,4thseries,chapter14。
  7/37。Id。,1stseries,chapter7。
  7/38。Id。,2ndseries,chapter2。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER8。
  8/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques“1stseries,chapter2。
  8/2。Bergson,“l’Evolutioncréatrice。”
  8/3。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter4。
  8/4。Id。,5thseries,chapter8。
  8/5。Id。,9thseries,chapter3。
  8/6。Id。,1stseries,chapter22。
  8/7。Id。,4thseries,chapter3。
  8/8。Id。,4thseries,chapter3。
  8/9。Id。,4thand1stseries,chapter19。
  8/10。Id。,9thseries,chapter24。
  8/11。Id。,10thseries,chapter5。
  8/12。Id。,4thseries,chapter6。
  8/13。Id。,9thseries,chapter16。
  8/14。Id。,2ndseries,chapter5。
  8/15。Id。,5thseries,chapter7。
  8/16。Id。,6thseries,chapter8。
  8/17。Id。,3rdseries,chapters17,18,19and20。
  8/18。Id。,2ndseries,chapter15。
  8/19。Id。,3rdseries,chapter11。
  8/20。Emerson。
  8/21。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”4thseries,chapter9。
  8/22。Unpublishedobservations。
  8/23。“Mireille。”3rdcanto。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER9。
  9/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”8thseries,chapter21。
  9/2。“LesRavageurs。”chapter34,agriculture。
  9/3。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter12。
  9/4。Id。,1stseries,chapter2,and10thseries,chapter13。
  9/5。Id。,2ndseries,chapter17。
  9/6。Id。,7thseries,chapter20。
  9/7。Id。,2ndseries,chapter4。
  9/8。Atnovitasmundinecfrigoraduraciebat,Necnimiosaestus。
  Lucretius,“DeNaturarerum。”
  9/9。InthisconnectionseetheexcellentintroductionwrittenbyM。EdmondPerriertoserveasprefacetotheworkofM。deRomanes:“l’Intelligencedesanimaux。”
  9/10。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”8thseries,chapter20。
  9/11。ToHenryDevillario,30thMarch,1883。
  9/12。ToHenryDevillario,12thMay,1883。
  9/13。Tohisbrother,1900。
  9/14。Letterstohisbrother。
  “Iamnotsulking;farfromit……Ihavenolackofinkandpaper;Iamtoocarefulofthemtolackthem;butIdolacktime……SoyoustillthinkIamsulkingbecauseIdonotreply!Butimagine,mydearandpetulantbrother,thatforseveralweeksIhavebeenpursuing,withunequalledpersistence,someabominableconicproblemsproposedatthefellowshipexamination,andonceIhavemountedmyhobby-horse,good-byetoletters,good-byetoreplies,goodbyetoeverything。”Carpentras,27thNovember,1848。
  “Youareright,seventimesrighttostormatme,togrumbleatmysilence,andIadmit,inallcontrition,thatIamtheworstcorrespondentyoucouldfind。Toforcemyselftowritealetteristoplacemyselfontherack,aswellyouknow……Butwhydoyougetitintoyourhead,whydoyoutellme,thatIdisdainyou,thatIforgetyou,thatIignoreyou,you,mybestfriend?……Formysilenceblameonlythemultiplicityoftasks,whichoftensurpasses,notmycourage,butmystrengthandmytime。”Ajaccio,1stJune,1851。
  9/15。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter8。
  9/16。Id。,9thseries,chapter2。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER10。
  10/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter21。
  10/2。Id。,9thseries,chapter2。
  10/3。Id。,10thseries,chapter4。
  10/4。Montaigne’sEssays。
  10/5。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”8thseries,chapter17。
  10/6。“LesRavageurs。”
  10/7。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter18,and“Merveillesdel’instinct:laChenilleduchou。”
  10/8。Id。,8thseries,chapter17。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER11。
  11/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”3rdseries,chapter8。
  11/2。Id。,2ndseries,chapter14etseq。
  11/3。Id。,6thseries,chapter9。
  11/4。Id。,5thseries,chapter19。
  11/5。Tolstoy:“Allthatthehumanheartcontainsofevilshoulddisappearatthecontactofnature,thatmostimmediateexpressionofthebeautifulandthegood。”“TheInvaders。”
  11/6。The“Livred’histoires“and“Chimieagricole。”
  11/7。“OubretoProven?alo。LaBise。”
  11/8。Id。,“LeSemeur。”
  11/9。Id。,“LeCrapaud。”
  NOTESTOCHAPTER12。
  12/1。“OubretoProven?alo。LeMaréchal。”
  12/2。“OubretoProven?alo。”
  12/3。InthisconnectionseetheadmirablepassageinSainte-Beuve’s“Port-
  Royal。”Book2,chapter14。
  12/4。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”4thseries,chapter1。
  12/5。Id。,1stseries,chapter17。
  12/6。Id。,7thseries,chapter8。
  12/7。Id。,7thseries,chapter10。
  12/8。Id。,8thseries,chapter8。
  12/9。Id。,8thseries,chapter20。
  12/10。Id。,6thseries,chapter14。
  12/11。Id。,8thseries,chapter18。
  12/12。Id。,10thseries,chapter8。
  12/13。Id。,10thseries,chapter6。
  12/14。Id。,5thseries,chapter22。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER13。
  13/1。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”10thseries,chapter17。
  13/2。Id。,9thseries,chapter4,“l’Exodedesarignées“theExodusoftheSpiders,andchapter5,“l’Araignéecrabe“theCrabSpider。
  13/3。Id。,5thseries,chapter17。
  13/4。Id。,3rdseries,chapter8。
  13/5。Id。,6thseries,chapter14。
  “Oubreto。LeGrillon。”andunpublishedverses。
  13/6。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter16。
  13/7。Id。,9thseries,chapter21。
  13/8。“LesMerveillesdel’instinct:leVerluisant“MarvelsofInstinct:
  theGlow-worm。
  13/9。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter12。
  13/10。Id。,8thseries,chapter22,and9thseries,chapter11。
  13/11。Id。,5thseries,chapter18。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER14。
  14/1。GrandjeandeFouchy:eulogyofRéaumur,in“Recueilsdel’Acad。dessciences。”volume157H,page201,andPrefacetothe“LettresinéditesdeRéaumur。”byG。Musset。
  14/2。“Mémoires。”passim,andvolume2,1stmémoire。
  14/3。Id。,volume3,3rdmémoire。
  14/4。Id。,volume2,1stmémoire。
  Ch。Tellier,“LeFrigorifique“Refrigeration,storyofamoderninvention,chapter23;coldappliedtotheanimalkingdom。
  14/5。LéonDufour:“Journaldesavie。”
  SouvenirsandimpressionsoftravelinthePyreneestoGavarnie,Héas,the“Montagnesmaudites。”etc。EntomologicalexcursionsonthedunesofBiscarosseandArcachon。
  14/6。Id。,directionofentomologicalstudies。
  14/7。“Souvenirsentomologiques“2ndseries,chapter1:“L’Harmas。”
  14/8。Id。,5thseries,chapter11。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER15。
  15/1。LouisCharrasse,privateletter,20thFebruary,1912,and“LeBassinduRh?ne。”March,1911。
  15/2。“Oubreto。LeCrapaud。”
  15/3。Itwasonlyintheafternoonthathedevotedhimself,whenneedful,tomicroscopicresearches,onaccountofthebetterinclinationofthelight。
  15/4。Helostitattheendoflastspring。
  15/5。“LesServiteurs。LeCanard。”
  15/6。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”1stseries,chapter13:anascentofMontVentoux。
  15/7。ThenamegiventoChristmasinProvence。
  15/8。LouisCharrasse,privateletters。
  15/9。Id。
  15/10。1888-1892。
  15/11。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”2ndseries,chapter2。
  15/12。LouisCharrasse,privateletter。
  15/13。Lettertohisnephew,AntoninFabre,4thJanuary,1885。
  15/14。“Souvenirsentomologiques。”6thseries,chapter19。
  15/15。Id。,6thseries,chapter2。
  15/16。Id。,6thseries,chapter11。
  15/17。Conversations。
  NOTESTOCHAPTER16。
  16/1。Lettertohisbrother,4thFebruary,1900。
  16/2。Tohisbrother,18thJuly,1908。Atthistimetheeighthvolumeofhis“Souvenirs“hadjustappeared,andtheninthwasinhand。
  16/3。Id。
  16/4。“Chimieagricole。”
  16/5。Tohisbrother,10thOctober,1898。
  16/6。Privateletter,30thMarch,1908。
  16/7。Id。
  16/8。Id。
  16/9。Unpublishedexperiments。
  16/10。ToCharlesDelagrave,27thJanuary,1899。
  16/11。Tohisbrother,4thFebruary,1900。
  16/12。ThisprizewasawardedtoFabrein1899。Theamountoftheprizeis400poundssterling。ItisoneofthechiefprizesoftheInstitute。
  16/13。EdmondRostand。Privateletter,7thApril,1910:“Hisbookshavebeenmydelightduringaverylongconvalescence。”
  16/14。Thismagnificentatlas,thegemofFabre’scollections,comprisesnearly700plates,andalargebodyofexplanatoryanddescriptivematter。
  16/15。ToCharlesDelagrave,undated。
  16/16。Maeterlinck。Privateletter,17thNovember,1909。
  “Les4Chemins,“GrasseAlpes-Maritimes。
  “YouoverwhelmmewithpleasureanddomethegreatesthonourinallowingmynametobeinscribedamongthoseofthecommitteewhichproposestocelebratethejubileeofHenriFabre……HenriFabreis,indeed,oneofthechiefestandpurestgloriesthatthecivilizedworldatpresentpossesses;
  oneofthemostlearnednaturalistsandthemostwonderfulofpoetsinthemodernandtrulylegitimatesenseoftheword。IcannottellyouhowdelightedIambythechanceyouoffermeofexpressinginthiswayoneoftheprofoundestadmirationsofmylife。”
  16/17。J。Belleudy,prefectofVaucluse。Privateletter,29thSeptember,1909。
  “Itpainsmetoseesogreatamind,soeminentascientist,suchamasterofFrenchliterature,solittleknown。Twoyearsago,whentheGegnerprizewasawardedtohim,IfeltthatImustspeakofhimtocertainofthoseaboutme;andtheyhadhardlyheardhisname!“
  16/18。LettertoFrédéricMistral,4thJuly,1908。
  16/19。CouncilGeneralofVaucluse,sessionofAugust,1908。Thewordsoftherecorder,M。Lacour,mayorofOrange,to-daydeputyforVaucluse,apersonalfriendandardentadmireroftheoldmaster。
  16/20。EdmondRostand。Privateletter,20thNovember,1909。
  “Iam,sir,notonlygreatlytouched,butalsoandabovealldelightedthatyouhavethoughtofincludingmeamongthefriendswhowishtofeteHenriFabre。Thanksforhavingconsideredthatmynamewouldassistyourundertaking。The“Souvenirsentomologiques“havelongagomademeintimatewithhischarming,profound,andmovinggenius。Iowethemaninfinityofdelightfulhours。PerhapsalsoIoughttothankthemforhavingencouragedoneofmysonstopursuethevocationwhichheentered。If,inordertohonourHenriFabre,yourunthepiousriskofdisturbing,foramoment,thestudiousretreatinwhich,forsomanyyears,hehaspursuedhislifeandhiswork,itisanactofjusticetowardthisgreatscientist,whothinksasaphilosopher,seesasanartist,andfeelsandexpresseshimselfasapoet。”
  RomainRolland。Privateletter,7thJanuary,1910。
  “YoucannotimaginewhatpleasureyouhavegivenmebyrequestingmetoassociatemyselfintheglorificationofJ。H。Fabre。HeisoneoftheFrenchmenwhomImostadmire。Theimpassionedpatienceofhisingeniousobservationsdelightsmeasmuchasthemasterpiecesofart。ForyearsI
  havereadandlovedhisbooks。Duringmylastholidays,ofthreevolumesthatItravelledwithtwowerevolumesofhis“Souvenirsentomologiques。”
  Youwillhonourmeanddelightmebycountingmeasoneofyou。”
  16/21。EdmondRostand。Telegram。
  16/22。RomainRolland。
  INDEX。
  Achard,M。
  Agaricus,luminosityof。
  “AgriculturalChemistry。”
  Ajaccio,Fabreat。
  Ammophila。
  Anthidium。
  Anthophora。
  Anthrax。
  Arachneclotho。
  Arachnoids,cannibalismof。
  Audubon。
  Avignon,Fabreat。
  suggestedagronomicstationat。
  Balaninus。
  Balzac。
  Bees。
  Belleudy,M。
  Bembex。
  Bergson。
  Bernard,Claude。
  Blanchard。
  Bluefly。
  Bombyx。
  Bordone。
  Bossuet。
  Bourdon。
  Buffon。
  Buprestis。
  Calendal。
  Calendar-beetle。
  Calosomasycophanta。
  Candolle,de。
  Cannibalism。
  Cantharides。
  Cantharis,courtshipof。
  Capricornis。
  Carabidae。
  Carpentras。
  faunaof。
  Caterpillars,poisonous。
  Centipedes。
  Cerceris。
  Chalcidia。
  Chalicodoma。
  Charrasse,Louis。
  Chermes。
  CicadaCigale。
  Cicadelina。
  Cicindela。
  Cione。
  Clathrix。
  Clythris。
  Clytus。
  Cleonaopthalmica。
  Coincidenceinlifeofparasites。
  ColeopteraofAvignon。
  Conchology,Fabrestudies。
  Copris。
  Corsica。
  Courrier。
  Crickets,courtshipof。
  Crioceris。
  Cuckoo。
  Curves,propertiesof。
  Darwin,Charles,Fabreanopponentof。
  praisesFabre。
  correspondswithFabre。
  Darwin,Erasmus。
  Decticus。
  Delagrave,Charles。
  Dermestes。
  Devillario,Henry。
  Dorthesia。
  Dufour,Léon。
  Dumas。
  Dung-beetles。
  Duruy,Victor。
  sendsforFabretoattendCourt。
  fallof。
  Dyticus。
  “Earth,The。”
  Eclipseofsun。
  EducationinFrance。
  Ephippigera。
  Epe?ra。
  Emerson。
  Empusa。
  Ergatus。
  Eucera。
  Eumenes。
  Evil。
  Evolution。
  Fabre,Agla?。
  Fabre,Antoine。
  Fabre,Antonia。
  Fabre,Antonin。
  Fabre,émile。
  Fabre,Frédéric。
  Fabre,Henri。
  birthplace。
  childhood。
  boyhood。
  schooldays。
  aprimaryteacher。
  marriageandlossoffirstchild。
  professorofphysicsatAjaccio。
  professoratAvignon。
  takesupentomology。
  salary。
  poverty。
  asteacher。
  character。
  hispupils。
  goestoCourtandisdecorated。
  writestextbooksforschools。
  portraitsof。
  meetsJ。S。Mill。
  denouncedforsubversiveteaching。
  evicted。
  settlesatOrange,moneydifficultiessolvedbyMill。
  breakswiththeUniversity。
  continueshisseriesoftextbooks。
  repaysMillmoneylent。
  dismissedfromRequienMuseum。
  researchesconcerningmadder。
  leavesOrange。
  workatSérignan。
  secondmarriage。
  hisworkshop。
  methodsofwork。
  attitudetowardevolution。
  correspondswithDarwin。
  ideasastooriginofspecies。
  methodsofwork。
  comparedwithRéaumur。
  lifeatSérignan。
  loveofmusic。
  oldage。
  poverty。
  jubileecelebrated。
  Fabre,Henri,ofAvignon。
  Fabre,Jules。
  Fabre,Paul。
  Fabre,MmemotherofHenri。
  Fabre,Mme1stwife。
  Fabre,Mme2ndwife。
  Fabre,MmeAntoine。
  Favier。
  Femaleeducation。
  Frog,bellringer。
  Gadfly。
  Gegnerprize。
  Geometry,Fabre’sloveof。
  Geotrupes。
  Glow-worm。
  Goatcaterpillar。
  Goethe。
  Grasshopper。
  Halictus。
  Harmas,the。
  Heat,takesplaceoffood。
  Helixraspaillii。
  Hemerobius,curiousgarmentof。
  Horace。
  Horn-beetle。
  HorusApollo。
  Huber。
  Hugo,Victor。
  Hyper-metamorphism。
  Instinct。
  Intelligence,functionof。
  Janin,Jules。
  Jullian。
  Jussieu,de。
  LaFontaine。
  Lamarck。
  Lapalud。
  Latreille。
  Larra。
  Leibnitz。
  Leucopsis。
  Libellula。
  Linnaeus。
  Locust。
  “Log,Storyofthe。”
  Lycosa。
  Madder,Fabre’sresearchesconcerning。
  Magendie。
  Malaval。
  Mantis。
  Maquis,theCorsican。
  Marius。
  Mason-bee。
  Medicine,Fabre’sinclinationtoward。
  Megachile。
  Melo?。
  Michelet。
  Mill,J。S。
  helpsFabreindifficulties。
  deathof。
  Mill,Mrs。
  Millipedes。
  Mimicry。
  Mind,ofanimals。
  Minotaurus。
  Mistral。
  correspondswithFabre。
  Mitscherlich。
  Montyonprize。
  Moquin-Tandon。
  Mushrooms,recipeforcooking。
  NapoleonIII。
  Necrophorus。
  Number,propertiesof。
  poem。
  Odynerus。
  Oniticella。
  Onthophagus。
  Orange,Fabreat。
  Orchids,Fabreon。
  “OriginofSpecies。”
  Orthoptera,primitive。
  Osmia,controlofsex。
  courtshipof。
  Pasteur。
  Peacockmoth。
  Pelopaeus。
  Perrier,Ed。
  Philanthus。
  Phryganea。
  Pieris。
  “Plant,The。”
  Pliny。
  Poems,Fabre’s。
  Polygons,propertiesof。
  Pompilus。
  Potato。
  Processionalcaterpillar。
  Psyche。
  Rabelais。
  Raspail。
  Racine。
  Réaumur。
  comparedwithFabre。
  RequienofAvignon。
  RequienMuseum。
  Rhynchites。
  Ricard,Pierre,schoolmaster。
  Rose-beetle。
  Roumanille。
  Saint-Léons。
  Saprinidae。
  Sarcophagus。
  Scarabaeussacer。
  Scolia。
  Scolopendra。
  Scorpion。
  Sérignan。
  Fabresettlesat。
  eveningsat。
  Sicard’sportraitsofFabre。
  Silkwormmoth。
  Sisyphus。
  Sitaris。
  “Sky,The。”
  “Souvenirsentomologiques。”
  Spaeriaceae。
  Sphex。
  Spiders,aeronautic。
  Sport,Fabre’sloveof。
  Staphylinus。
  Tachina。
  Tachinarius。
  Tachytes。
  Tarantula。
  Taylor,HarriettMrs。J。S。Mill。
  Taylor,Miss。
  Terebinthlouse。
  Theophrastus。
  Thomisus。
  Tolstoy。
  Toussenel。
  Trox。
  Vanessa。
  “Vaucluse,Floraofthe。”
  Vaucluse,GeneralCouncilof,grantsFabreapension。
  Vayssières,M。
  VentouxAlp。
  banquetonthe。
  Vezins。
  Villard,MarieMmeHenriFabre。
  Virgil。
  Volucella。
  Wasps’nestinwinter。
  Weevils,sloe。
  poplar。
  acornandpoplar。
  Woodlandbug。
  Xylocopa。
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