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Alma whittaker was tall and mannish, flinty and freckled, large of bone, thick of knuckle, square of hip, and. The secret of everyday things jeanhenri fabre 1823 1915, translated by florence bicknell 1880 the clearness, simpicity, and charm of the great french naturalists style are nowhere better illustrated than in this work, which in its variety of subjectmatter and apt use of entertaining anecdote rivals the storybook of science. Kew gardens held thousands of specimens of plants, including exotic rare varieties acquired by sir joseph banks, the ambitious superintendent. The tone is continued from the first through the last pages.
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