Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 93 Hewlett, Maurice 1861 1923 Hewlett, Maurice Henry In a Green Shade: A Country Commentary Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Round about a preface -- Change and the peasantry -- A hermitage in sight -- Dorian modes -- Church and the man -- Bessy Moore -- The maids -- Poetry and the mode -- Polyolbion -- The welter -- Catnachery -- Landnama -- "Works and days" -- The English Hesiod -- Flower of the field -- Under the harvest moon -- La petite personne -- A fool of quality -- Sheridan as maniac -- A footnote to Coleridge -- The crystal vase -- Noctes ambrosianæ -- Skeletons at a feast -- A commentary upon Butler -- The commemoration -- The Quaker eirenicon. Produced by S.R.Ellison, Audrey Longhurst, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "In a Green Shade: A Country Commentary" by Maurice Hewlett is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on rural life and the author's observations about society, nature, and the changing values in post-World War I England. Through thoughtful and often poetic reflections, the author critiques contemporary social issues while celebrating the simplicity and wisdom found in country living. The opening of the commentary introduces Hewlett's personal philosophy toward life in the countryside, emphasizing the importance of community, nature, and contemplative living. He paints a picture of his idyllic surroundings, describing interactions with neighbors and the natural world, all while hinting at the spiritual and social changes brought by the recent war. The narrative lays the groundwork for more extensive discussions on human behavior and societal evolution, revealing Hewlett’s earnest desire to connect with the universal aspects of existence that transcend time and place. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 332338 332217 2024-10-07T05:53:43.319407 2023-09-07T07:30:30.534725 text/html text/html 332331 332210 2024-10-07T05:53:43.585427 2023-09-07T07:30:30.698730 text/html text/html 211961 2024-10-07T05:53:51.594391 application/epub+zip 215158 2024-10-07T05:53:46.971411 application/epub+zip 206098 2024-10-07T05:53:45.662406 application/epub+zip 421211 2024-10-07T05:53:55.227881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391474 2024-10-07T05:53:50.762372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324405 2022-09-07T22:08:03.196158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304926 304856 2024-10-07T05:53:42.958450 2023-09-07T07:30:30.290725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 304688 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125887 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304695 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125800 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21032 2024-10-07T05:53:55.364844 application/rdf+xml 16860 2024-10-07T05:53:46.229397 image/jpeg 3959 2024-10-07T05:53:45.958401 image/jpeg 210183 2024-10-07T05:53:43.616429 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 en.wikipedia