Written by a close friend with access to Jean-Henri Fabre’s letters and conversations, and prefaced by Fabre himself, this biography follows the naturalist from a poor country childhood through years as a schoolteacher in Corsica and Avignon to his retreat at Sérignan. It weaves his life together with the insect studies, of mason-bees, wasps and beetles, that made him famous.
An affectionate portrait for readers of the Souvenirs entomologiques and anyone drawn to the naturalist’s life. Download the free EPUB.