Fabre's Book of Insects

Fabre's Book of Insects is a non-fiction book that is a retelling of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Jean-Henri Fabre's Souvenirs entomologiques. It was retold by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell and illustrated by Edward Detmold.[1] It talks about insects in real life, mythology and folklore.[2]

Reception

A Times Higher Education review says "It was Fabre's Book of Insects, extracts from that extraordinary man's Souvenirs entomologiques, "retold" – and with an exemplary clarity and simplicity which made me feel enlisted and embraced but never patronised – by a Mrs Rudolph Stawell. Years later I read the full Souvenirs themselves and wondered why I had not done so long before, as soon as I could read French. The magic is Fabre's own, not imported by Mrs Stawell."[3] It was reviewed by The New York Times.[4]

References
  1. Internet Archive
  2. Details on Google Books
  3. Times Higher Education
  4. The New York Times


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