Project Gutenberg 2013-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 164 Boreham, Frank 1871 1959 Boreham, F. W. (Frank William) Faces in the Fire, and Other Fancies By way of introduction -- The baby among the bombshells -- Strawberries and cream -- The conquest of the crags -- Linoleum -- The editor -- The peacemaker -- Nothing -- The angel and the iron gate -- Short cuts -- The postman -- Crying for the moon -- Our lost romances -- A forbidden dish -- An old maid's diary -- The river -- Faces in the fire -- The menace of the sunlit hill -- Among the icebergs -- A box of tin soldiers -- Love, music, and salad -- The felling of the tree -- Spoil! -- A philosophy of fancy-work -- A pair of boots -- Christmas bells. Produced by David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original scans are taken from: http://archive.org/details/facesinfireother00boreiala "Faces in the Fire, and Other Fancies" by Frank Boreham is a collection of essays and reflections written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of wonder, surprise, and the human experience, inviting readers to reconnect with the amazement found in everyday life. Through vivid imagery and philosophical musings, Boreham prompts contemplation on the nature of perception, the passage of time, and the complexities of existence. The opening of the collection sets a reflective tone as Boreham recounts his first encounter with New Zealand, confronting the stark contrast between its rugged landscapes and his memories of a more genteel environment. This initial experience evokes a sense of solitude and alienation, yet it soon transitions to a more profound exploration of connection, illustrating how our lives are filled with surprises akin to "bombshells." The author emphasizes the importance of retaining childlike wonder and the ability to be astonished by life, suggesting that our capacity for amazement can diminish over time. Boreham vividly describes the simplicities of life through the lens of a baby discovering the world, weaving in personal anecdotes and insightful observations that lay the foundation for the themes he will further explore in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42105/42105-h/images/epubcover.jpg en Essays PR Text Browsing: Literature 408361 408370 2024-09-17T15:23:00.788364 2023-09-18T10:05:34.295975 text/html text/html 408606 2013-02-16T11:35:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 250626 2013-02-16T11:35:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 286567 2024-09-17T15:23:07.624335 application/epub+zip 286186 2024-09-17T15:23:01.912347 application/epub+zip 240047 2024-09-17T15:23:01.381360 application/epub+zip 393406 2024-09-17T15:23:12.126289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343752 2024-09-17T15:23:07.100326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297902 2022-09-19T09:07:55.846877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346666 346353 2024-09-17T15:22:59.999373 2023-09-18T10:05:33.422087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 346441 2013-02-16T11:35:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137097 2013-02-16T11:35:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346432 2013-02-16T11:34:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137078 2013-02-16T11:35:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20537 2024-09-17T15:23:12.281283 application/rdf+xml 13361 2024-09-17T15:23:01.484379 image/jpeg 2172 2024-09-17T15:23:01.435381 image/jpeg 250697 2024-09-17T15:23:00.826373 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