The Passionate Observer - Softcover

Fabre, Jean Henri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965058816 ISBN 13: 9780965058810

Publisher: Chronicle Books+, 1998

Synopsis

This book is a collection of Jean-Henri Fabr e''s musings on nature. Fabre''s words present a vivid picture of all he saw and experienced in the beautiful countryside in France, and his passionate observances shine in these exc erpts. '

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Review:

This slender, elegant volume presents a series of brief natural history essays by French entomologist Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915), who delighted in observing such things as the mating behavior of scorpions and the hunting techniques of grasshoppers. Linda Davis, who edited The Passionate Observer, selected passages that reflect Fabre's careful, painstaking study of the natural world, which he undertook "to increase by one atom the general mass of knowledge, the incomparable treasure of mankind." (And so he did, for which we must all be thankful.) Bright, warm watercolors by Marlene McLoughlin complement Fabre's work and impart the feel of his native Provence.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books+
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0965058816
• ISBN 13: 9780965058810
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 133