Project Gutenberg 2007-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 58 Mitford, Mary Russell 1787 1855 Mitford, Miss The Lost Dahlia Produced by David Widger "The Lost Dahlia" by Mary Russell Mitford is a whimsical narrative written during the early 19th century, capturing the essence of romantic garden life and personal anecdotes related to horticulture. This book can be classified as a charm-filled vignette that showcases the author's affinity for flora, particularly focused on a striking dahlia named Phoebus. The topic revolves around the themes of loss, discovery, and the joys of gardening, portraying the emotional connections individuals can have with nature. In this delightful tale, the protagonist recounts her amusing struggles with frequent losses of her possessions, culminating in the disappearance of her prized dahlia, Phoebus, which serves as the central narrative thread. After an extensive and fruitless search through various gardens and nurseries, including visits to prominent estates, she resigns herself to her fate. However, fate has a playful twist in store—during a casual stroll to her father's field, she unexpectedly discovers Phoebus blossoming amidst a pile of dung, symbolizing both loss and recovery in the most humorous manner. This charming journey not only emphasizes the protagonist's deep attachment to her flowers but also highlights themes of perseverance and the unforeseen surprises that gardening can bring. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Country life -- England -- Fiction Pastoral fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 51546 51555 2024-09-10T05:29:19.193334 2023-09-10T08:56:35.563442 text/html text/html 46717 2019-04-13T14:05:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 18235 2019-04-13T14:06:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67094 2024-09-10T05:29:22.188309 application/epub+zip 66205 2024-09-10T05:29:20.365333 application/epub+zip 66206 2024-09-10T05:29:19.631347 application/epub+zip 146633 2024-09-10T05:29:23.600322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141294 2024-09-10T05:29:21.724314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141451 2022-09-10T15:34:59.526805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43364 43357 2024-09-10T05:29:19.009344 2023-09-10T08:56:35.405420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43243 2019-04-13T14:05:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 17455 2019-04-13T14:06:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 43234 2019-04-13T14:05:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17430 2019-04-13T14:06:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20897 2024-09-10T05:29:23.728371 application/rdf+xml 12484 2024-09-10T05:29:19.966341 image/jpeg 3347 2024-09-10T05:29:19.798326 image/jpeg 66843 2024-09-10T05:29:19.198378 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