Project Gutenberg 2021-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 127 Miller, P. Schuyler (Peter Schuyler) 1912 1974 Miller, Peter Schuyler Mirando, Michael The Facts of Life Produced from Comet May 41 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Older men -- Fiction Plants -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 56236 2025-07-25T13:52:02.367707 text/html 32445 2024-10-18T12:09:01 text/html 409971 2025-07-25T13:52:04.212760 application/epub+zip 408786 2025-07-25T13:52:02.861803 application/epub+zip 80689 2025-07-25T13:52:02.611730 application/epub+zip 445478 2025-07-25T13:52:05.449730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438328 2025-07-25T13:52:03.969696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110385 2022-09-29T07:56:55.199334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49925 2025-07-25T13:52:02.205721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30108 2024-10-18T12:09:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16865 2025-07-25T13:52:05.589691 application/rdf+xml 31935 2025-07-25T13:52:02.717710 image/jpeg 5154 2025-07-25T13:52:02.663731 image/jpeg 519548 2025-07-25T13:52:02.381710 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