Project Gutenberg 2004-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 244 Lynd, Robert 1879 1949 The Pleasures of Ignorance The pleasures of ignorance -- The herring fleet -- The betting man -- The hum of insects -- Cats -- May -- New Year prophecies -- On knowing the difference -- The intellectual side of horse-racing -- Why we hate insects -- Virtue -- June -- On feeling gay -- In the train -- The most curious animal -- The old indifference -- Eggs: an Easter homily -- Enter the spring -- The daredevil barber -- Weeds: an appreciation -- A juror in waiting -- The three-halfpenny bit -- The morals of beans -- On seeing a joke -- Going to the derby -- This blasted world. Produced by Ted Garvin, Project Manager, Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Processor and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Pleasures of Ignorance" by Robert Lynd is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book reflects Lynd's explorations of the beauty and joy found within the realms of ignorance and simplicity, as he contemplates subjects ranging from nature and learning to human behaviors and experiences. The beginning of the book introduces the theme of ignorance through a stroll in nature, highlighting how many people, despite being surrounded by the wonders of the world, often lack a deep understanding or appreciation of it. Lynd notes how individuals may not even be able to identify common birds but nonetheless experience joy when they discover them anew each spring. He suggests that this ignorance leads to delightful moments of discovery and wonder, as the first encounter with nature's beauty is always fresh and exhilarating. Ultimately, he posits that the true pleasure lies in the journey of questioning and exploring the unknown rather than in the rigidity of possessing complete knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Essays PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 315710 2025-10-06T05:30:12.312435 text/html 315774 315604 2024-11-06T08:05:18.757064 2023-10-06T09:15:40.850622 text/html text/html 197531 2025-10-06T05:30:18.594381 application/epub+zip 199351 2025-10-06T05:30:14.939407 application/epub+zip 187441 2025-10-06T05:30:13.865419 application/epub+zip 361803 2025-10-06T05:30:21.514360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336995 2025-10-06T05:30:17.940369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292961 2022-09-07T02:15:11.081701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298876 2025-10-06T05:30:12.022418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279013 2024-10-28T20:25:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16788 2025-10-06T05:30:21.634355 application/rdf+xml 13752 2025-10-06T05:30:14.361495 image/jpeg 3920 2025-10-06T05:30:14.116483 image/jpeg 193579 2025-10-06T05:30:12.338421 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia