THE LIFE OF THE SPIDER
TRANSLATED BY
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
FELLOW OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
With a Preface by Maurice Maeterlinck
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Copyright, 1912
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CONTENTS
PAGE Preface: The Insect's Homer, by Maurice Maeterlinck 7 Translator's Note 36 - CHAPTER
I 39 II 78 III 105 IV 125 V 153 VI 171 VII 187 VIII 213 IX 228 X 248 XI 272 XII 282 XIII 296 XIV 317 XV 330 XVI 360 383
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