The Life of the Spider

by Jean-Henri Fabre

EN·~6 hours·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total

THE LIFE OF THE SPIDER - CHAPTER I: THE BLACK-BELLIED TARANTULA

45:10

CHAPTER II: THE BANDED EPEIRA

30:38

CHAPTER III: THE NARBONNE LYCOSA

22:03

CHAPTER IV: THE NARBONNE LYCOSA: THE BURROW

31:59

CHAPTER V: THE NARBONNE LYCOSA: THE FAMILY

20:17

CHAPTER VI: THE NARBONNE LYCOSA: THE CLIMBING-INSTINCT

17:39

CHAPTER VII: THE SPIDERS’ EXODUS

29:59

CHAPTER VIII: THE CRAB SPIDER

17:24

CHAPTER IX: THE GARDEN SPIDERS: BUILDING THE WEB

22:58

CHAPTER X: THE GARDEN SPIDERS: MY NEIGHBOUR

27:48

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Description

From the translator's note to the 1912 Hodder and Stoughton edition (missing from Project Gutenberg's version): "The following essays have been selected from the ten volumes composing the Souvenirs entomologiques."

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Duration

~6 hours (401K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Sep 1, 1999

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1887

Subjects

Spiders QL

About the author

Jean-Henri Fabre

1823–1915

Best known for turning close observation into vivid storytelling, this French naturalist wrote about insects with a warmth and curiosity that still feels fresh. His books helped generations of readers see the drama and intelligence in the smallest creatures.

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