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The Life of the Spider
Jean-Henri Fabre · Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
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Naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre records his firsthand observations of spiders, describing their web-building, hunting, and behavior in an accessible, literary style, translated from the French by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. It suits readers interested in natural history, arachnids, or classic works of popular science.
Jean-Henri Fabre
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).
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