Project Gutenberg 2013-03-31 Public domain in the USA. 357 Sharp, Dallas Lore 1870 1929 11005205 The Face of the Fields The face of the fields -- Turtle eggs for Agassiz -- The edge of night -- The scarcity of skunks -- The nature-writer -- John Burroughs -- Hunting the snow -- The clam farm -- The commuter's Thanksgiving. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Face of the Fields" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a nature-themed exploration written in the early 20th century. The work dives into the intricate relationships between wildlife, the environment, and human perception, particularly focusing on the balance of life and the universal presence of death in nature. It reflects on the raw beauty of the fields and the creatures within them, encouraging readers to appreciate the natural world beyond mere survival instincts. The opening of the work vividly describes a scene in a farm setting where a marsh hawk successfully catches a pullet, drawing attention to the complex cycle of life and death that permeates nature. Sharp paints a picture of the hens recovering from the brief encounter with death while emphasizing that fear is fleeting in the animal kingdom. This thematic exploration sets the tone for the rest of the text, where the author meditates on the beauty, struggles, and joys found in the rural landscape and the lessons that can be learned from the natural world, such as resilience and the joy of existence despite the pervasive shadows of fear and demise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42444/42444-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history -- Outdoor books QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 311269 2025-06-17T08:12:10.637835 text/html 313099 2013-03-31T08:34:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 236491 2025-06-17T08:12:15.978791 application/epub+zip 239367 2025-06-17T08:12:11.717786 application/epub+zip 179618 2025-06-17T08:12:11.160805 application/epub+zip 324218 2025-06-17T08:12:19.339270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254365 2025-06-17T08:12:15.261834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233667 2022-09-19T11:32:08.632027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276546 2025-06-17T08:12:10.111797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276480 2013-03-31T08:34:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16530 2025-06-17T08:12:19.497280 application/rdf+xml 14337 2025-06-17T08:12:11.253784 image/jpeg 1816 2025-06-17T08:12:11.209818 image/jpeg 214682 2025-06-17T08:12:10.683826 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