On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God as Manifested in the Creation of Animals and in their History, Habits and Instincts

This illustrated two-volume treatise, published in 1835, emerged from the debates between science and religion in the decades before Darwin published the Origin of Species. Kirby, a country parson and respected entomologist considers the major animal groups in the light of scripture. Volume 1 covers molluscs, cephalopods and worms.