NOTE BY TRANSLATOR
Those who wish to become more fully acquainted with Jean-Henri Fabre’s delightful Souvenirs Entomologiques will find them, arranged in a different order, in the admirable series of translations from the pen of Mr. Teixeira de Mattos, published by Messrs. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York; a series which will, before long, be complete and contain the whole of the ten volumes of Souvenirs. Other translations are The Life and Love of the Insect, translated by Mr. Teixeira de Mattos; Social Life in the Insect World, translated by myself; Wonders of Instinct, translated by Mr. Teixeira and myself; and Fabre, Poet of Science (another biography), by Dr. G. V. Legros, translated by myself.
Post-war conditions have made it necessary somewhat to abridge the author’s text, which fills two volumes. If, however, as I hope, these pages send the reader to my friend Mr. Teixeira’s delightful versions of the Souvenirs, their principal aim will be fulfilled.
Bernard Miall.
1921. [[ix]]