With a Photogravure Frontispiece
This biography is based upon long acquaintance and access to family letters, and is a striking record of a wonderful life.
"Stands out as a really sound, sympathetic, and artistic piece of work.... The simple story of the life-work of an observer of nature in general, and of insects in particular, is unfolded in a manner which makes it as fascinating as a romance."—The Times.
"A rare biography."—Saturday Review.
"It is a prose poem on a great scientist, his simple life and remarkable work."—Daily Graphic.
"Dr. Legros gives us a sympathetic insight into the life and work of the poet scientist, and a just record of a great man."—Daily Express.
"Dr. Legros gives us an exceptionally vivid picture of the man, his toil and trials, his characteristics, and his ways of life."—Everyman.
"A book so packed with charm we have rarely opened."—Evening Standard.
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