Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2002-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Fabre, Jean-Henri 1823 1915 Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir Fabre, Henri Fabre, J. Henri Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography Produced by Gerry Rising, and David Widger "The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography" by J. Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. This engaging work provides an in-depth exploration of the lives and behaviors of flies, or Diptera, alongside autobiographical reflections from the author, encapsulating his passion for entomology and his desire to make the subject accessible to all readers, especially the youth. The beginning of the book introduces us to the author's long-cherished dream of establishing an outdoor laboratory in a sun-scorched, untended piece of land he refers to as his "harmas." Fabre expresses both his joy at finally achieving this goal and the bittersweet realization that he may be past his prime to fully experience the joys of scientific discovery. The opening chapters outline the various insects inhabiting his harmas, showcasing his observations and studies of these creatures, particularly the complexities of their lives and interactions. Through vivid and detailed prose, he sets the stage for readers to appreciate the wonders of nature that he intends to explore and document throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flies Diptera QL Text Animals-Wild-Insects Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 631415 631416 2024-10-02T08:27:10.147993 2023-10-02T07:40:33.131860 text/html text/html 621888 2013-01-23T13:11:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 229061 2013-01-23T13:12:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 335013 2024-10-02T08:27:20.487968 application/epub+zip 344032 2024-10-02T08:27:14.661964 application/epub+zip 313848 2024-10-02T08:27:12.706011 application/epub+zip 660080 2024-10-02T08:27:25.386934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627006 2024-10-02T08:27:19.531961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581292 2022-09-02T09:59:32.817837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562873 562848 2024-10-02T08:27:09.468008 2023-10-02T07:40:32.590827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 562569 2009-02-28T09:48:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222490 2009-02-28T09:49:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20915 2024-10-02T08:27:25.526066 application/rdf+xml 24152 2024-10-02T08:27:13.666973 image/jpeg 4640 2024-10-02T08:27:13.162988 image/jpeg 328781 2024-10-02T08:27:10.202001 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia