Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Grayson, David 1870 1946 Adventures in Contentment Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sjaani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Adventures in Contentment" by David Grayson is a reflective essay written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of simplicity, fulfillment, and a deep appreciation for rural life, drawing from the author’s personal experiences as a farmer. The narrative emphasizes a philosophical journey toward finding happiness and meaning outside the confines of urban pressures and material pursuits. At the start of the book, the narrator recalls their past life of relentless ambition and societal expectations, which led to a moment of collapse and realization. Stricken with illness, they rediscover joy in the simple pleasures of nature and farming, culminating in their decision to purchase a farm. The opening portion captures their transformation as they embrace the tranquility and profound connection to the earth that farming offers. Through rich, sensory descriptions, Grayson expresses a newfound love for the soil, growth, and the beauty of rural life, setting the stage for a journey into deeper reflections on existence and human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography Grayson, David, 1870-1946 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts -- Amherst Region Country life -- Massachusetts -- Amherst Region Massachusetts -- Intellectual life -- 20th century Amherst Region (Mass.) -- Social life and customs PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 290755 289389 2024-10-05T05:32:14.921695 2023-10-05T06:12:34.882432 text/html text/html 295852 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1041779 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1152262 2024-10-05T05:32:22.768632 application/epub+zip 1150688 2024-10-05T05:32:18.248731 application/epub+zip 173908 2024-10-05T05:32:16.835669 application/epub+zip 1325760 2024-10-05T05:32:26.019646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1308747 2024-10-05T05:32:21.962694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294990 2022-09-05T08:42:23.426168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273946 273872 2024-10-05T05:32:14.257741 2023-10-05T06:12:34.300417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275295 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108245 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 275286 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108221 2020-12-20T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22685 2024-10-05T05:32:26.150633 application/rdf+xml 14571 2024-10-05T05:32:17.518665 image/jpeg 4057 2024-10-05T05:32:17.242685 image/jpeg 1128987 2024-10-05T05:32:15.015672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Baker, Ray Stannard en.wikipedia