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The Life of the Fly

by Jean-Henri Fabre

The title tells all, along with other observations on insect life from the famed accidental entomologist of 19th Century France.

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English

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English

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1913

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Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects. Fabre was born on 21 December 1823 in Saint-L&eacut...

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