Project Gutenberg 2015-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 98 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Moorland Idylls Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Cindy Beyer, Ross Cooling and the Online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives-US "Moorland Idylls" by Grant Allen is a collection of nature essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the beautiful and often overlooked aspects of rural life, particularly focusing on the flora and fauna of moorland settings. Through vivid descriptions, Allen encourages readers to appreciate the intricate relationships between animals, plants, and their environment. At the start of the collection, the reader is immersed in the serene atmosphere of a moorland evening, where the narrator reflects on the haunting call of a night-jar. This scene sets a poetic tone as Allen begins to delve into the characteristics and behaviors of this elusive bird. He draws attention to the natural world, remarking on the adaptations of different species to both seasonal changes and human encroachment. Through his observations, Allen conveys a sense of wonder and reverence for nature, hinting at broader themes of coexistence and the poetry found in the mundane aspects of rural existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Moors (Wetlands) Heathlands PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 301016 301038 2024-10-20T11:36:33.026669 2023-09-21T08:10:01.809140 text/html text/html 297659 2015-05-14T11:05:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 801889 2015-05-14T11:05:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 343901 2024-10-20T11:36:38.676652 application/epub+zip 348698 2024-10-20T11:36:34.639661 application/epub+zip 259815 2024-10-20T11:36:33.714634 application/epub+zip 432106 2024-10-20T11:36:41.801574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414586 2024-10-20T11:36:38.062624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326246 2022-09-22T08:02:30.648974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260657 260479 2024-10-20T11:36:32.513640 2023-09-21T08:10:01.241130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260915 2015-05-14T11:05:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104784 2015-05-14T11:05:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19679 2024-10-20T11:36:41.931574 application/rdf+xml 33852 2024-10-20T11:36:33.843634 image/jpeg 4017 2024-10-20T11:36:33.777620 image/jpeg 802488 2024-10-20T11:36:33.063644 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