An Introduction to Entomology: Volume 1: Or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects - Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

Sharing a fascination for insects, the clergyman William Kirby (1759-1850) and the political economist William Spence (c.1782-1860) collaborated on this four-volume work, originally published 1815-26. A founding text of entomological science in English, the work contains what Darwin considered 'the best discussion on instincts ever published'.