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。
End