Project Gutenberg 2013-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 319 Sharp, Dallas Lore 1870 1929 11005205 The Face of the Fields The face of the fields -- Turtle eggs for Agassiz -- The edge of night -- The scarcity of skunks -- The nature-writer -- John Burroughs -- Hunting the snow -- The clam farm -- The commuter's Thanksgiving. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton 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.) "The Face of the Fields" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a nature-themed exploration written in the early 20th century. The work dives into the intricate relationships between wildlife, the environment, and human perception, particularly focusing on the balance of life and the universal presence of death in nature. It reflects on the raw beauty of the fields and the creatures within them, encouraging readers to appreciate the natural world beyond mere survival instincts. The opening of the work vividly describes a scene in a farm setting where a marsh hawk successfully catches a pullet, drawing attention to the complex cycle of life and death that permeates nature. Sharp paints a picture of the hens recovering from the brief encounter with death while emphasizing that fear is fleeting in the animal kingdom. This thematic exploration sets the tone for the rest of the text, where the author meditates on the beauty, struggles, and joys found in the rural landscape and the lessons that can be learned from the natural world, such as resilience and the joy of existence despite the pervasive shadows of fear and demise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42444/42444-h/images/cover.jpg en Natural history -- Outdoor books QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 311061 311069 2024-09-17T17:04:02.264924 2023-09-18T11:38:34.390137 text/html text/html 313099 2013-03-31T08:34:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 212625 2013-03-31T08:34:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 236443 2024-09-17T17:04:07.208885 application/epub+zip 239560 2024-09-17T17:04:03.259902 application/epub+zip 179704 2024-09-17T17:04:02.759946 application/epub+zip 324158 2024-09-17T17:04:10.338895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254293 2024-09-17T17:04:06.689885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233667 2022-09-19T11:32:08.632027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275126 2024-09-17T17:04:01.711912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276480 2013-03-31T08:34:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108716 2013-03-31T08:34:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 274847 2013-03-31T08:34:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108390 2013-03-31T08:34:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274846 2013-03-31T08:34:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108332 2013-03-31T08:34:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21703 2024-09-17T17:04:10.490862 application/rdf+xml 14337 2024-09-17T17:04:02.854906 image/jpeg 1816 2024-09-17T17:04:02.806909 image/jpeg 214820 2024-09-17T17:04:02.308911 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