The Life of the bee - Folio Society edition

The Life of the bee

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The Life of the bee - Folio Society edition
Folio Society
Science & Nature

The Life of the bee

Maurice Maeterlinck

Edition year 1995
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Wilf Hartley
Translator Alfred Sutro
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 192
Dimensions 22.8 × 16 cm

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The Life of the Bee, by Maurice Maeterlinck. Translated by Alfred Sutro. Introduced by John Heath-Stubbs. Eight full-page drawings and 29 small vignettes by Wilf Hartley. Bound in pale brown cloth decorated in gold with a honeycomb pattern by Hartley. Pale brown endleaves. Pale brown slipcase. 22.8x16cm. 192pp.

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Maurice Maeterlinck's The Life of the Bee is a fascinating literary study of the extraordinary organisation and behaviour of honeybee colonies. Maeterlinck describes the queen, workers and drones, following the life of the hive through swarming, reproduction, honey production and the changing seasons. Blending natural observation with philosophical reflection, the book considers instinct, cooperation and the remarkable complexity of one of nature's most organised societies.

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