"The black throng issues, or rather pours forth, in a throbbing, quivering stream"—


CONTENTS

[I] ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE HIVE
[II] THE SWARM
[III] THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY
[IV] THE YOUNG QUEENS
[V] THE MASSACRE OF THE MALES
[VI] THE PROGRESS OF THE RACE


ILLUSTRATIONS

["The black throng issues, or rather pours forth, in a throbbing, quivering stream"—]Frontispiece

[In the heart of the flower.]