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Title: The Facts of Life
Note: Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Facts of Life" by P. Schuyler Miller is a science fiction story written during the mid-20th century. The book revolves around the concept of botanical life, particularly through the lens of an eccentric professor and his extraordinary plant, the Zulu rose. It delves into themes of education, companionship, and the intersection of human emotions and botanical life. The narrative follows James Abercrombie as he reunites with his former teacher, Professor Melchizedek Hobbs, who has become obsessed with cultivating the Zulu rose—a plant that exhibits unusual, almost animalistic characteristics. As James learns about the professor's experiments, he discovers that these plants possess a profound connection with their caretaker, engaging in behaviors reminiscent of human relationships. The story culminates in a series of events that leads to the extinction of the Zulu rose in the Western Hemisphere, igniting themes of loneliness and loss. Through its whimsical and somewhat bizarre premise, the book explores the intricate bonds that can develop between humans and nature, alongside a commentary on societal perceptions of unconventionality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Miller, P. Schuyler (Peter Schuyler), 1912-1974
Illustrator: Mirando, Michael
EBook No.: 64880
Published: Mar 20, 2021
Downloads: 89
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Older men -- Fiction
Subject: Plants -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Facts of Life
Note: Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Facts of Life" by P. Schuyler Miller is a science fiction story written during the mid-20th century. The book revolves around the concept of botanical life, particularly through the lens of an eccentric professor and his extraordinary plant, the Zulu rose. It delves into themes of education, companionship, and the intersection of human emotions and botanical life. The narrative follows James Abercrombie as he reunites with his former teacher, Professor Melchizedek Hobbs, who has become obsessed with cultivating the Zulu rose—a plant that exhibits unusual, almost animalistic characteristics. As James learns about the professor's experiments, he discovers that these plants possess a profound connection with their caretaker, engaging in behaviors reminiscent of human relationships. The story culminates in a series of events that leads to the extinction of the Zulu rose in the Western Hemisphere, igniting themes of loneliness and loss. Through its whimsical and somewhat bizarre premise, the book explores the intricate bonds that can develop between humans and nature, alongside a commentary on societal perceptions of unconventionality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Miller, P. Schuyler (Peter Schuyler), 1912-1974
Illustrator: Mirando, Michael
EBook No.: 64880
Published: Mar 20, 2021
Downloads: 89
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Older men -- Fiction
Subject: Plants -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.