‘And so ad infinitum’
(The Life of the Insects)
An Entomological Review, in Three Acts
a Prologue and an Epilogue
BY
THE BROTHERS ČAPEK
The authorized translation from the Czech
by Paul Selver
FREELY ADAPTED FOR THE ENGLISH STAGE
BY NIGEL PLAYFAIR AND CLIFFORD BAX
‘So, Naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite ’em, And so proceed ad infinitum.’ Dean Swift.
HUMPHREY MILFORD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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