Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865-1921

The blue bird; a fairy play in six acts by Maurice Maeterlinck( Book )

120 editions published between 1907 and 2010 in English and held by 1,825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The New Theatre, "The Blue Bird," by Maurice Maeterlinck, translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Mr. George Foster Platt, producer, Mr. Frederick Stanhope, assistant producer, Mr. E. Hamilton Bell, art director, Mr. Elliott Schenck musical director, Mr. Wilfrid North, stage manager, scenery painted by Messrs. Unitt & Wicks, dances arranged by Miss Caroline Crawford

The insect world of J. Henri Fabre by Jean-Henri Fabre( Book )

4 editions published between 1949 and 1966 in English and held by 837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brings into the compass of a single book the most famous of Fabre's studies

Fabre's book of insects, retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs entomologiques" by Jean-Henri Fabre( Book )

45 editions published between 1917 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Great French entomologist's charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust, and other creatures as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. Rare volume will delight any naturalist

The life of the spider by Jean-Henri Fabre( Book )

27 editions published between 1912 and 2015 in English and held by 726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fabre had many scholarly achievements. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology

Mary Magdalene, a play in three acts by Maurice Maeterlinck( Book )

31 editions published between 1910 and 2001 in English and held by 590 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The mason-bees by Jean-Henri Fabre( Book )

21 editions published between 1914 and 2009 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This volume contains all the essays on the Chalicodomœ, or mason-bees proper, which so greatly enhance the interest of the early volumes of the Souvenirs entomologiques. I have also included an essay on the author's cats and one on red ants--the only study of ants comprised in the Souvenirs."--Translator's note

The life of the fly : with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Jean-Henri Fabre( Book )

23 editions published between 1913 and 2004 in English and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The present volume contains all the essays on flies, or Diptera, from the Souvenirs entomologiques, to which I have added, in order to make the dimensions uniform with those of the other volumes of the series, the purely autobiographical essays comprised in the Souvenirs."--Translator's note

Joyzelle by Maurice Maeterlinck( Book )

18 editions published between 1907 and 1920 in English and Undetermined and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The wrack of the storm by Maurice Maeterlinck( Book )

15 editions published between 1916 and 2006 in English and held by 541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The betrothal : a sequel to the Blue bird, a fairy play in five acts and eleven scenes by Maurice Maeterlinck( Book )

11 editions published between 1918 and 2010 in English and held by 537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide