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 Project Gutenberg 2017-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 73 Maeterlinck, Maurice 1862 1949 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de Old Fashioned Flowers, and other out-of-door studies Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Old-fashioned flowers -- News of spring -- Field flowers -- Chrysanthemums. Produced by Chuck Greif & The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Old Fashioned Flowers, and other out-of-door studies" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a collection of reflective essays focused on the beauty and significance of flowers in the natural world, written in the early 20th century. This book explores the relationships that humanity has with flowers, arguing that they enrich our understanding of beauty, love, and happiness. Through poetic language and philosophical musings, Maeterlinck presents a heartfelt homage to the simpler, less cultivated flowers that have nourished the souls of humans throughout history. The text is divided into distinct sections such as "Old-Fashioned Flowers," "News of Spring," "Field Flowers," and "Chrysanthemums," each reflecting on different aspects of flora and their environment. Maeterlinck laments the fading presence of traditional flowers overshadowed by more exotic varieties, urging a return to appreciating the common and the old. He eloquently describes various flowers, using rich imagery to evoke their scents and colors, while also contemplating their historical and emotional ties to humanity. Through the lens of these flowers, he explores themes of nature, beauty, and the passage of time, suggesting that flowers are not merely aesthetic objects, but vital contributors to our emotional and spiritual lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening Flowers SB Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 96780 96768 2024-09-23T06:35:26.915762 2023-09-24T05:19:51.240209 text/html text/html 93062 2021-01-24T16:41:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 2686748 2021-01-24T16:41:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2734828 2024-09-23T06:35:30.659747 application/epub+zip 2729001 2024-09-23T06:35:27.678806 application/epub+zip 106265 2024-09-23T06:35:27.246783 application/epub+zip 2768988 2024-09-23T06:35:33.105742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2747352 2024-09-23T06:35:29.874799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140138 2022-08-25T06:07:22.039294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79626 79440 2024-09-23T06:35:26.585765 2023-09-24T05:19:50.657227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 79390 2017-09-21T09:03:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 32053 2017-09-21T09:03:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19791 2024-09-23T06:35:33.257719 application/rdf+xml 18684 2024-09-23T06:35:27.308802 image/jpeg 2554 2024-09-23T06:35:27.278753 image/jpeg 2708699 2024-09-23T06:35:26.993771 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia