Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 199 Hewlett, Maurice 1861 1923 Hewlett, Maurice Henry In a Green Shade: A Country Commentary Round about a preface -- Change and the peasantry -- A hermitage in sight -- Dorian modes -- Church and the man -- Bessy Moore -- The maids -- Poetry and the mode -- Polyolbion -- The welter -- Catnachery -- Landnama -- "Works and days" -- The English Hesiod -- Flower of the field -- Under the harvest moon -- La petite personne -- A fool of quality -- Sheridan as maniac -- A footnote to Coleridge -- The crystal vase -- Noctes ambrosianæ -- Skeletons at a feast -- A commentary upon Butler -- The commemoration -- The Quaker eirenicon. Produced by S.R.Ellison, Audrey Longhurst, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "In a Green Shade: A Country Commentary" by Maurice Hewlett is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on rural life and the author's observations about society, nature, and the changing values in post-World War I England. Through thoughtful and often poetic reflections, the author critiques contemporary social issues while celebrating the simplicity and wisdom found in country living. The opening of the commentary introduces Hewlett's personal philosophy toward life in the countryside, emphasizing the importance of community, nature, and contemplative living. He paints a picture of his idyllic surroundings, describing interactions with neighbors and the natural world, all while hinting at the spiritual and social changes brought by the recent war. The narrative lays the groundwork for more extensive discussions on human behavior and societal evolution, revealing Hewlett’s earnest desire to connect with the universal aspects of existence that transcend time and place. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English essays PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 332510 2025-06-06T13:51:14.494335 text/html 332331 2025-01-14T22:47:57.343868 text/html 212045 2025-06-06T13:51:22.905320 application/epub+zip 215163 2025-06-06T13:51:17.955317 application/epub+zip 206103 2025-06-06T13:51:16.605341 application/epub+zip 421151 2025-06-06T13:51:26.813308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391474 2025-06-06T13:51:22.035304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324405 2022-09-07T22:08:03.196158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304926 2025-06-06T13:51:14.116346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304688 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125887 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304695 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125800 2020-12-14T08:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19488 2025-06-06T13:51:26.971295 application/rdf+xml 16860 2025-06-06T13:51:17.188313 image/jpeg 3959 2025-06-06T13:51:16.902319 image/jpeg 210246 2025-06-06T13:51:14.525361 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