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The Treasure of the Humble

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Original title
  
Le Trésor des Humbles

Language
  
French

Publisher
  
Mercure de France

Originally published
  
1896

Translator
  
Alfred Sutro

Country
  
Belgium

Genre
  
Essays

Publication date
  
1896

Author
  
Maurice Maeterlinck

Published in english
  
1897

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Page count
  
225 (English version, approx.)

Similar
  
Maurice Maeterlinck books, Other books

The Treasure of the Humble (French: Le Trésor des humbles) is a collection of thirteen deeply reflective mystical essays by the Belgian Nobel Laureate Maurice Maeterlinck. The work is dedicated to Georgette Leblanc.

Contents

Essays

  • "Le Silence" ("Silence")
  • "Le Réveil de L'Ame" ("The Awakening of the Soul")
  • "Les Avertis" ("The Pre-Destined")
  • "La Morale Mystique" ("Mystic Morality")
  • "Sur Les Femmes" ("On Women")
  • "Ruysbroeck L'Admirable"
  • "Emerson"
  • "Novalis"
  • "Le Tragique Quotidien" ("The Tragical in Daily Life")
  • "L'Étoile" ("The Star")
  • "La Bonté Invisible" ("The Invisible Goodness")
  • "La Vie Profonde" ("The Deeper Life")
  • "La Beauté Intérieure" ("The Inner Beauty")

    • English translations

    The Treasure of the Humble was translated into English by Alfred Sutro with an introduction by A. B. Walkley in 1897. The English-language version does not include the essays on Ruysbroeck, Emerson, and Novalis.

    References

    The Treasure of the Humble Wikipedia
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